Baseball Preview: Holy Redeemer Royals vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
The Holy Redeemer Royals are on the road again on Saturday to play the Holy Cross Crusaders at 2:00 p.m. Holy Redeemer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Holy Redeemer will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Hanover Area on Thursday. Holy Redeemer blew past Hanover Area 15-0. The result was nothing new for Holy Redeemer, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Garrett Yakimowicz looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Luke Hendrzak was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Alex Gordon, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 18-2 to Riverside.
Holy Cross saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Sherry, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Holy Redeemer is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Holy Redeemer was able to grind out a solid victory over Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Redeemer since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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