Holy Cross has won five straight games at home, while Pleasure Ridge Park has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Cougars will welcome the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Holy Cross' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Doss 10-0.
Mason Lanham made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Jaxson Taylor
| 04/28/25 vs Doss | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs North Hardin | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Bullitt East | 1 |
| 03/30/25 @ Meade County | 1 |
In other pitching news, Jaxson Taylor looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
Back at the plate, Avery Roy was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Holy Cross is undefeated when Roy posts two or more runs, but 6-12 otherwise. Mason Hornback was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Pleasure Ridge Park narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Larue County 5-3.
Pleasure Ridge Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
Holy Cross came up short against Pleasure Ridge Park when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 6-1. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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