Baseball Recap: Holy Cross Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

04/28/25 vs Doss	10-0
04/23/25 vs W.E.B. DuBois Academy	13-0
04/22/25 vs Waggener	0-0
04/22/25 vs Bullitt East	9-8
04/21/25 vs North Hardin	9-8

Holy Cross had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Doss Dragons a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Mason Lanham made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Holy Cross is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11 otherwise. Lanham was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

In other pitching news, Jaxson Taylor looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).

Back at the plate, Avery Roy was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason Hornback, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base.

Holy Cross pushed their record up to 11-12 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Doss, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Coming up, Holy Cross will be playing at home against Pleasure Ridge Park at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Doss, they will take on Iroquois at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.8 runs per game on average), something the Dragons will no doubt try to take advantage of.