Baseball Game Preview: Western Wayne Wildcats vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
By Team Reports
May 1, 2025, 2:52am
Baseball Preview: Western Wayne Wildcats vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
The Western Wayne Wildcats will challenge the Holy Cross Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Western Wayne is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Western Wayne lost 10-2 to Mid Valley on Wednesday.
Jake Grodack was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They came out on top against Old Forge by a score of 7-3.
Kyle Cortazar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Holy Cross let AJ Piestrak and Freddy Ceccacci run wild. Piestrak got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Ceccacci went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most hits Ceccacci has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Fox, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Holy Cross hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Old Forge struck out seven times.
Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Western Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-10.
Western Wayne was able to grind out a solid victory over Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in April, winning 4-1. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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