The Holy Cross Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Jesuit Blue Jays at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross' pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Jesuit's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Holy Cross fell victim to Brother Martin and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost four in a row.
Matthew Watson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
Meanwhile, Jesuit entered their tilt with Belen Jesuit on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Wolverines.
Jesuit pushed their record up to 16-5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Holy Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-2.
Holy Cross might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Jesuit when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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