Holy Cross fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Bishop Brossart on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Holy Cross dropped their record down to 8-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bishop Brossart, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-9 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will venture away from home to challenge Bracken County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Polar Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.08 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bishop Brossart, they are taking a road trip to square off against Lloyd Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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