The Elyria Catholic Panthers will take on the Midview Middies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Elyria Catholic came up short against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and fell 10-5. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Midview came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Pioneers.
Benjamin Szczepanski and Kaiden Vogelpohl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Szczepanski struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Vogelpohl tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Szczepanski also tossed a walk, which is notable because Midview is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-7 otherwise. At bat, Szczepanski went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Vogelpohl went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. With that strong performance, Vogelpohl is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Jockel, who earned one RBI, two runs, and three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Cole Lowrie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Elyria Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Midview, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
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