Burlington City lost against Holy Cross back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Burlington City Blue Devils lost 29-4 to the Holy Cross Lancers. The defeat continues a trend for Burlington City in their matchups with Holy Cross: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Holy Cross' part, Colin Fekete looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Ricky Pozniak and Kevin Trout did most of the damage at the plate: Pozniak went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a double, while Trout scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Williams, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Burlington City's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Burlington City will be playing in front of their home fans against Palmyra at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Holy Cross, they will head out on the road to face off against Cherry Hill West at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherry Hill West is coming into the match with four straight defeats at home, meaning Holy Cross will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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