Baseball Game Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Dunmore Bucks

Holy Cross is 2-8 against Dunmore since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Crusaders will take on the Bucks at 4:30 p.m. 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.

Saturday just wasn't the day for Holy Cross' offense. They lost 8-0 to Holy Redeemer on Saturday. The Crusaders just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Meanwhile, Dunmore had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Warriors. That's two games straight that the Bucks have won by just one run.

Max Forgione made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

In other batting news, Mason Stets was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Dunmore, their record is now 17-3.