Dixie Heights waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Holy Cross Indians as they made off with a 12-4 victory. The Colonels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Indians, too.
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Luke Tucker was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Tucker was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Will Steczynski and Kyle Flynn did most of the damage at the plate: Steczynski went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Flynn got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Steczynski has become a key player for Dixie Heights: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 12-15 otherwise. Caleb Whiiien also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Dixie Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only posted an OBP of .333.
Dixie Heights now has a winning record of 16-15. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 6-29.
Coming up, Dixie Heights will take on Beechwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Colonels' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Holy Cross, they will square off against Bourbon County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians are facing the Colonels at the right time seeing as the Colonels are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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