The Holy Cross Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Bullitt East Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Cross has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Holy Cross duked it out with Pleasure Ridge Park on Wednesday. The Cougars came up short against the Panthers, falling 13-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Bullitt East hadn't done well against Mercy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Chargers had just enough and edged out the Jaguars 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chargers have posted since April 2nd.
Bullitt East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Cross, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
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