After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wyoming Seminary College Prep, Holy Cross was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lakeland Chiefs as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Musso
| 04/02/25 vs Lakeland | 4 |
| 03/29/25 @ Berwick | 3 |
| 05/01/24 vs Western Wayne | 3 |
| 03/17/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area | 2 |
| 03/24/24 @ Berwick | 2 |
Tyler Musso made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Holy Cross is undefeated when Musso allows two or fewer hits, but 1-2 otherwise. Musso was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Lentowski, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Freddy Ceccacci also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Holy Cross always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Holy Cross pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Holy Cross is set to square off against their familiar foe Riverside at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lakeland will take on rival Honesdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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