The Erie Royals will challenge the Lake Catholic Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Thursday just wasn’t the day for Erie’s offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Meadville on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they’ve now lost nine in a row.

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Jaide Cessna spent all seven innings on the mound, and it’s clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.

Meanwhile, Lake Catholic fell victim to South and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Rebels, falling 18-0.

Lake Catholic now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Erie, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Erie got the ‘W’ in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against Lake Catholic by a conclusive 16-6 score. Do the Royals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.

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