The Bishop Brossart Mustangs will face off against the Holy Cross Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Brossart will be strutting in after a victory while Holy Cross will be coming in after a defeat.
Holy Cross will be up against a hot Bishop Brossart squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Bishop Brossart came out on top against Gallatin County by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday.
Cayce Merkley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Rachel Shewmaker was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Schultz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Holy Cross was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to Campbell County. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Holy Cross saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Baker, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Baker has posted since back in April of 2024.
Bishop Brossart's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Holy Cross, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything went Bishop Brossart's way against Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, as Bishop Brossart made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Bishop Brossart have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Cross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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