Softball Game Preview: Holy Cross Knights vs. San Antonio Christian Lions

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03/16/21 - Home	6-7 L
03/06/21 - Away	6-7 L
04/01/19 - Away	10-1 W
04/10/18 - Home	7-6 W
03/20/18 - Away	11-4 W
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Holy Cross has gone 8-2 against San Antonio Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Lions at 5:00 p.m. Holy Cross is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

San Antonio Christian will be up against a hot Holy Cross squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Knights put the hurt on Geneva with a sharp 18-0 win on Monday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by ten runs or more this season.

Haven Castillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leena Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Genesis Medrano was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Holy Cross was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .792. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, San Antonio Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to Providence Catholic.

San Antonio Christian's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Holy Cross, their record is now 13-5.