Baseball Game Preview: Chaminade Flyers vs. Holy Cross Knights

The Chaminade Flyers will face off against the Holy Cross Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Chaminade'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.

If Chaminade beats Holy Cross with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Flyers' pitcher stepped up to hand St. Mary's a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Flyers have won six matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Carlos Pereira

Batters Struck Out

04/30/25 @ St. Mary's	6
04/23/25 @ St. Anthony's	5
04/17/25 vs St. Francis Prep	3
04/02/25 vs St. Dominic	6

Chaminade got a great performance from Carlos Pereira as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Pereira has posted since back in April.

On the hitting side, Connor Meehan was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gardner, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Chaminade always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Xaverian hit Holy Cross with a nine-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights came up short against the Clippers, falling 12-2.

Chaminade's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10. As for Holy Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.

Chaminade took their win against Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Flyers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.