Holy Cross faced Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Holy Cross fell 6-1 to Jesuit. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blue Jays earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Holy Cross got a good showing from Jacob Stephens, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stephens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Dom Pellegrin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Holy Cross has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-3 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 18-5 Brother Martin and 17-5 Brother Martin (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75.6% over those games). Jesuit pushed their record up to 18-6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Holy Cross will face off against rival Warren Easton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Jesuit is set to square off against their familiar foe Brother Martin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jesuit 2.1, Brother Martin 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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