
Tigers
03/01/25 @ Patterson | 14 |
03/27/25 @ Warren Easton | 13 |
02/17/25 vs Fisher | 13 |
02/15/25 vs E.D. White | 11 |
03/14/25 vs John Curtis Christian | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Cross). They blew past the Warren Easton Fighting Eagles 15-2 on Thursday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Tommy Ashby tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Holy Cross let Collin Tallet and Greg Ruiz run wild. Tallet went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Ruiz scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Ruiz a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Chris Sercovich, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Holy Cross always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Warren Easton, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-7.
Looking ahead, Holy Cross will take on Archbishop Shaw at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Warren Easton, they will square off against New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy on Saturday. New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.85 runs per game on average), something Warren Easton will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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