The Elder Panthers will square off against the Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool Trailblazers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Elder 3.9, Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elder and St. Xavier meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool got the win against Highlands on Wednesday by a conclusive 8-2. Considering the Trailblazers have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayden Hubert tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Caleb Hodge was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Landon McIntosh was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands only posted a batting average of .192.
Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool's win bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
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