Baseball Game Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders vs. St. Paul Catholic Falcons

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Previous Games

05/13/25 - Home	10-0 W
04/30/24 - Home	2-1 W
04/29/24 - Away	2-0 W
05/03/23 - Home	1-3 L
05/10/22 - Away	1-11 L
+ 5 more games

Holy Cross and St. Paul Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Crusaders will take on the Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Holy Cross has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Holy Cross nor Naugatuck made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Crusaders came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The game was the first time the Crusaders have beaten the Greyhounds on their field since May 11, 2022.

Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic entered their tilt with St. Bernard on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 8-4. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly four runs.

St. Paul Catholic pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.

Holy Cross took their win against St. Paul Catholic in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.