Holy Cross is 0-10 against Dixie Heights since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Holy Cross Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Dixie Heights Colonels at 4:30 p.m.
Holy Cross' hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bourbon County on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Colonels. Holy Cross has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Dixie Heights had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 12-0 shutout.
Not much got past Kyle Flynn, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Ludlow off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brach Rice, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Mitchell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 10-19. As for Dixie Heights, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season.
Holy Cross came up short against Dixie Heights in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Holy Cross, Owen Lawrence (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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