Baseball Preview: Old Forge Blue Devils vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
Old Forge and Holy Cross are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Old Forge Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Old Forge's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Holy Cross has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Old Forge is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Western Wayne an 11-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Old Forge with their most commanding win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Luke Olivieri, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jake Iacavazzi, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross came up short against Holy Redeemer on Saturday and fell 11-7.
Holy Cross saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nic Borgia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Old Forge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Old Forge's way against Holy Cross when the teams last played on April 9th as Old Forge made off with a 9-1 win. Will Old Forge repeat their success, or does Holy Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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