Baseball Game Recap: Holy Cross Cougars vs. Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 7:49am

Baseball Recap: Holy Cross Cougars vs. Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers

Holy Cross was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-4 walloping at the hands of the Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers. Holy Cross was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pleasure Ridge Park apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.

Jacob Hand was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Phillips, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Pleasure Ridge Park, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.

Holy Cross will be playing at home against Kentucky Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kentucky Country Day is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Holy Cross will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Pleasure Ridge Park, they will square off against Jeffersonville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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