Softball Recap: Holy Cross Wins Going Away Against Scranton

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Lackawanna Trail	15
03/28/25 vs West Scranton	13
03/27/25 vs Carbondale Area	12
04/11/25 @ Scranton	10
04/04/25 vs Riverside	10

Holy Cross got themselves on the board against Scranton on Friday, but Scranton never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 10-0 victory. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

AVA SCHMIDT was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on MIA GALELLA, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was JULES GALELLA, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Holy Cross was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Holy Cross' record is now 7-0. As for Scranton, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will square off against Holy Redeemer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Scranton, they will face off against Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Cavaliers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of.