Holy Cross has won nine straight games at home, while Brother Martin has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Holy Cross Tigers will host the Brother Martin Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Holy Cross beats Brother Martin with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Holy Cross beat John Curtis Christian on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-1. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won three in a row.
Holy Cross got a great performance from Matthew Watson as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. What's more, Watson posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
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On the hitting side, Dom Pellegrin and Greg Ruiz did most of the damage at the plate: Pellegrin scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ruiz went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave Pellegrin a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Chris Sercovich, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Holy Cross lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Brother Martin's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Edna Karr a 15-0 shutout.
Brother Martin is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 18-0.
Holy Cross couldn't quite finish off Brother Martin in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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