The W.E.B. DuBois Academy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Holy Cross Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. W.E.B. DuBois Academy has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Whitefield Academy hit W.E.B. DuBois Academy with a seven-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions came up short against the Wildcats, falling 14-2. The match marked the Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Holy Cross ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Bullitt East 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Tyler Manning made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Manning was also big at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Holy Cross let Mason Lanham and Noah Basham run wild. Lanham went 4-for-5 with three runs, while Basham got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Lanham is becoming a predictor of Holy Cross' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-13 when he doesn't).
Holy Cross kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Holy Cross' record is now 7-13. As for W.E.B. DuBois Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
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