The St. Henry Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Scott Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, St. Henry turned things around against Bellevue on Tuesday. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Scott made sure to put some runs up on the board against Holy Cross on Tuesday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 11-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Eagles' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Carson Bleha was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. He also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season. Jay Race was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Scott always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only posted an OBP of .118.
St. Henry's record is now 3-7. As for Scott, the victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 2-5.
St. Henry couldn't quite get it done against Scott in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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