Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Holy Cross' Third in Last Four Outings

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Previous 5 Games

05/15/25 - Away	3-2 W
05/15/25 - Away	2-3 L
05/09/24 - Home	11-1 W
04/22/24 - Away	2-3 L
05/10/23 - Home	3-8 L

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Holy Cross nor Naugatuck made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Crusaders came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). This was a revenge game for the Crusaders: when they faced off against the Greyhounds on Thursday, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.

Holy Cross has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 8-3 St. Paul Catholic and 7-4 Wolcott (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 67.4% over those games). As for Naugatuck, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Holy Cross is set to face off against their familiar foe St. Paul Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 3.2, the Falcons 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Naugatuck will take on rival Wolcott at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Greyhounds 3.9, the Eagles 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.