Baseball Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Holy Redeemer Royals
The Holy Cross Crusaders will be playing at home against the Holy Redeemer Royals at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Holy Cross after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. 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.
Meanwhile, Holy Redeemer put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hanover Area a 15-0 shutout. With that win, Holy Redeemer brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
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.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Holy Redeemer, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Holy Cross came up short against Holy Redeemer in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 9-6. Will Holy Cross have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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