The Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Little Miami Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Archbishop Moeller comes in on nine and Little Miami on four.
Archbishop Moeller is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Western Hills get on the board and left with a 25-0 win. The Fighting Crusaders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Little Miami challenged Colerain on Tuesday. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Cardinals 4-3.
Little Miami got a great performance from Carter Sellers as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Sellers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ian Sukup, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Eli Schoellman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Archbishop Moeller pushed their record up to 23-3-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Little Miami, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
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