Baseball Game Preview: Holy Cross Indians vs. Bishop Brossart Mustangs

Holy Cross is 0-10 against Bishop Brossart since April of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Indians will welcome the Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. Holy Cross is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Holy Cross lost a heartbreaker the last time they played St. Henry, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's contest. The Indians put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 10-4 victory on Wednesday. Ten seems to be a good number for the Indians as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Sam Addington

Earned Runs

04/02/25 vs Lloyd Memorial	6
04/11/25 vs Simon Kenton	4
03/24/25 vs Boone County	2
03/18/25 @ Conner	2
04/16/25 @ St. Henry	1

Sam Addington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. He has become a key player for Holy Cross: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-11 otherwise.

At the plate, Ben Issenmann and Jimmy Holtz did most of the damage at the plate: Issenmann scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Holtz scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Holy Cross is undefeated when Holtz posts two or more runs, but 2-12 otherwise. David Wilson was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.

Holy Cross always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Henry only posted an OBP of .364.

Meanwhile, Bishop Brossart fell victim to Beechwood and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.

Holy Cross' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12. As for Bishop Brossart, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

Holy Cross couldn't quite get it done against Bishop Brossart in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 5-0. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.