Elk County Catholic is 0-10 against St. Marys since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elk County Catholic Crusaders are on the road again to play the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 4:30 p.m. Elk County Catholic knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully St. Marys likes a good challenge.
Elk County Catholic is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Coudersport (and have done all season long). Everything went Elk County Catholic's way against Coudersport on Tuesday as Elk County Catholic made off with a 16-1 victory.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, St. Marys' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of DuBois Central Catholic. The contest marked the first time this year in which St. Marys was not able to get on the board.
Elk County Catholic's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for St. Marys, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2.
Elk County Catholic came up short against St. Marys in their previous matchup on May 1st, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Marys' Avery Eckels, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Elk County Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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