The Holy Family Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Regis Jesuit Raiders at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Holy Family has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Holy Family is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Windsor, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Holy Family was ranked 20th). Holy Family fell just short of Windsor by a score of 8-6 on Monday.
Holy Family got a good showing from Joshua Grenzenbach, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Finn Lavelle and Logan Seifarth stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lavelle went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Seifarth scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Regis Jesuit waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Golden Eagles 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Andrew Bell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Holy Family's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4-1. As for Regis Jesuit, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Holy Family hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Regis Jesuit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Holy Family came up short against Regis Jesuit in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Holy Family, Jack Carey (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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