Holy Cross is 0-7 against Ryle since May of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Indians will head out to challenge the Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Holy Cross is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Holy Cross had taken Lloyd Memorial down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Indians fell just short of the Juggernauts by a score of 8-6. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by exactly two runs.
Ethan Neal
| 04/02/25 vs Lloyd Memorial | 2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Holmes | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Newport | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Boone County | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ St. Henry | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Ethan Neal was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Holy Cross is 3-1 when Neal posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ben Issenmann, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ryle's offense. They lost 10-0 to Archbishop Moeller on Tuesday. The Raiders have struggled against the Fighting Crusaders recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
This is the second loss in a row for Holy Cross and nudges their season record down to 4-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Ryle, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
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