The Holy Redeemer Royals will head out on the road to challenge the Holy Cross Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Holy Redeemer 4.1, Holy Cross 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Holy Redeemer nor Williamsport made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Royals fell just short of the Millionaires by a score of 2-1. The Royals have struggled against the Millionaires recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Holy Redeemer saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Hayden, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross came tearing into Monday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bucks an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Crusaders have won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past AVA SCHMIDT, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Dunmore off the board. SCHMIDT has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, MIA GALELLA and JULES GALELLA did most of the damage at the plate: MIA went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and three runs, while JULES went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four hits gave MIA a new career-high. Another player making a difference was MEGAN HASSAJ, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Holy Cross kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dunmore only managed three hits.
Holy Cross' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Holy Redeemer, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Both Holy Redeemer and Holy Cross just can't seem to miss. The Royals have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Holy Cross struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.8 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Holy Redeemer couldn't quite get it done against Holy Cross when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
