Baseball Game Preview: Trimble County Raiders vs. Holy Cross Indians

The Trimble County Raiders will square off against the Holy Cross Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Trimble County will be strutting in after a victory while Holy Cross will be coming in after a loss.

Trimble County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Cornerstone Christian Academy on Monday as they made off with a 19-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.

Nolan Hunt

Runs

05/12/25 vs Cornerstone Christian Academy	3
03/24/25 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy	3
05/09/25 vs Newport	2
04/19/25 @ Shawe Memorial	2
04/15/25 @ Carroll County	2
+ 6 more games

Nolan Hunt was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Trimble County is 4-1 when Hunt posts two or more runs, but 4-14 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Noah Chilton, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Trimble County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Holy Cross fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Cooper on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 5-3. The Indians just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Brady Neff was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Trimble County, their win bumped their record up to 8-15.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Trimble County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Holy Cross struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.