The Wellington Dukes will square off against the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Wellington came up short against Keystone on Thursday, falling 10-3. The loss continues a trend for the Dukes in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Wellington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Kehl, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Elyria Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Midview.
Elyria Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Wellington, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Wellington came out on top in a nail-biter against Elyria Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Dukes repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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