The Holy Cross Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Cheshire Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Holy Cross' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Derby as they made off with a 14-0 victory. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Cheshire won against Hillhouse on Friday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Rams blew past East Haven 12-1. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Johnny Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Michael Delaney looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Cheshire let Anthony Calli and Tyler Lentini run wild. Calli went 3-for-4 with five RBI, while Lentini went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those five RBI gave Calli a new career-high. Cal Battipaglia was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Holy Cross' record is now 7-5. As for Cheshire, their record now sits at 11-5.
Holy Cross suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Cheshire in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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