The Erie-Prophetstown Panthers will take on the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Erie-Prophetstown lost 15-7 to Newman Central Catholic on Monday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
For Newman Central Catholic's part, Michael Morse made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Morse a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Newman Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Daniel Kelly, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave Kelly a new career-high. Garret Matznick was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Newman Central Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Erie-Prophetstown only posted an OBP of .353.
Newman Central Catholic's defeat ended a 16-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2-1. As for Erie-Prophetstown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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