The Holy Cross Indians will face off against the Beechwood Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Holy Cross will be strutting in after a win while Beechwood will be coming in after a loss.
Holy Cross was handed a nine-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They skirted past Boone County 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since March 29th.
Holy Cross saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Urlage, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Beechwood finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They came up short against Conner, falling 16-0. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
The win got Holy Cross back to even at 8-8-1. As for Beechwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Holy Cross' way against Beechwood when the teams last played back in April, as Holy Cross made off with a 13-4 victory. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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