While Holy Cross put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Central. The Holy Cross Cougars blew past the Central Yellowjackets 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Holy Cross.
Hunter Drake made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Drake was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton McVey, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Jacob Sykes was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Holy Cross' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will face off against Pikeville at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Central is facing Shawnee at the right time seeing as Shawnee is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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