Holy Cross is 8-2 against Dunmore since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Holy Cross Crusaders will be playing at home against the Dunmore Bucks at 3:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Holy Cross: 3.8, Dunmore: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Holy Cross stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Honesdale with a sharp 12-1 win.
Meanwhile, Dunmore came up short against Western Wayne on Wednesday and fell 7-4. Dunmore has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rachel Walsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Tristan Canavan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emily McGowan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Holy Cross has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Dunmore, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Holy Cross came out on top in a nail-biter against Dunmore in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 6-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walsh, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Holy Cross still be able to contain Walsh? There's only one way to find out.
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