The Holy Cross Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the West Scranton Invaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Holy Cross is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Holy Cross will head into Wednesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Honesdale on Wednesday. Everything went Holy Cross' way against Honesdale as Holy Cross made off with a 12-5 win. Considering Holy Cross has won three contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Schmidt was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schmidt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia Galella, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jules Galella was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Scranton suffered a tough 10-3 loss at the hands of Abington Heights on Thursday.
MIa Tallo and Bianca Markovitch did some serious damage despite the final result: Tallo went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Markovitch went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, West Scranton lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Holy Cross has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for West Scranton, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holy Cross has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Scranton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Holy Cross couldn't quite finish off West Scranton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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