Holy Cross waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the W.E.B. DuBois Academy Lions get on the board and left with a 13-0 win.
Ace Foley
| 04/23/25 vs W.E.B. DuBois Academy | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs North Hardin | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Bullitt East | 1 |
| 03/30/25 @ Meade County | 1 |
| 03/20/25 vs Fern Creek | 1 |
Ace Foley and Mason Lanham were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Foley struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Lanham tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Foley also tossed no walks, which is notable because Holy Cross is 4-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 4-12 otherwise. At the plate, Foley went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles, while Lanham got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those two doubles gave Foley a new career-high.
In other batting news, Noah Basham was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Holy Cross is 3-1 when Basham posts two or more runs, but 5-12 otherwise. Avery Roy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Holy Cross was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Holy Cross' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-13. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for W.E.B. DuBois Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-5.
Coming up, Holy Cross will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Providence at 6:00 p.m. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pioneers have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for W.E.B. DuBois Academy, they will square off against Grayson County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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