The Holy Cross Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Pikeville Panthers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Holy Cross' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Central as Holy Cross made off with a 15-0 victory.
Hunter Drake was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Drake was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton McVey, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Jacob Sykes was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pikeville made easy work of Shelby Valley on Tuesday and carried off a 15-5 win.
Pikeville got a massive performance out of Dylan Thompson, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bradyn Hall, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
Holy Cross' victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Pikeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
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