The Holy Cross Lancers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Palmyra Panthers at 3:45 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Holy Cross is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Moorestown Friends (and have done all season long). Holy Cross never let Moorestown Friends onto the board and left with a 27-0 victory on Thursday. Holy Cross' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
William Howell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Howell was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Colin Fekete looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Liam Nesemeier, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Clarit, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Palmyra, as they earned their first road win of the season. They blew past STEMCivics 22-6.
The win made it two in a row for Holy Cross and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Palmyra, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Holy Cross came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmyra when the teams last played on April 8th, sneaking past 2-0. Will Holy Cross repeat their success, or does Palmyra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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