Baseball Recap: Holy Cross Cougars vs. Central Yellowjackets
While Holy Cross put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Central. The Holy Cross Cougars blew past the Central Yellowjackets 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Holy Cross.
Hunter Drake made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Drake was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton McVey, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Jacob Sykes was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Holy Cross' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will face off against Pikeville at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Central is facing Shawnee at the right time seeing as Shawnee is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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