Baseball Recap: Holy Cross Makes It Six in a Row at Home

Holy Cross waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Bracken County Polar Bears. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 victory the Polar Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Chase Tully looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in seven consecutive appearances.

Alex Arlinghaus

Runs (Career)

05/05/25 vs Bracken County	3
03/31/25 @ Holmes	2
04/17/25 vs Bishop Brossart	1
04/11/25 vs Simon Kenton	1
03/28/25 @ Newport	1

At the plate, Alex Arlinghaus was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Neal, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Holy Cross pushed their record up to 12-16 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Bracken County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will take on Boone County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Indians are facing the Rebels at the right time seeing as the Rebels are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Bracken County, they will square off against Lewis County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.71 runs per game on average), something the Polar Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of.