The Holy Cross Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Holy Cross came up short against Naugatuck and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, Nonnewaug was able to grind out a solid victory over Wamogo Regional on Tuesday, taking the game 9-6.
Scarlett Ivey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Ivey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nonnewaug got a massive performance out of Jordan Kovach, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Kovach has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Jade Rinaldi was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Nonnewaug, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Holy Cross came up short against Nonnewaug in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, falling 13-8. Thankfully for Holy Cross, Alyssa DeMarest (who went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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