Holy Cross is on a three-game streak of home losses, Western Wayne a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Holy Cross Crusaders will take on the Western Wayne Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Western Wayne took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Holy Cross, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Holy Cross narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Old Forge 5-3.
Brayden Sherry made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Sherry was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Freddy Ceccacci, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Western Wayne came up short against Mid Valley on Monday and fell 7-2.
Western Wayne saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Lamberton, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Damion Glackin, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Holy Cross' victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-10. As for Western Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Holy Cross came up short against Western Wayne in their previous meeting on April 10th, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western Wayne's Ethan Grodack, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Holy Cross knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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