The Holy Cross Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Bracken County Polar Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Holy Cross is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Holy Cross fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bishop Brossart on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Newport Central Catholic hit Bracken County with a four-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Polar Bears might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-3 to the Thoroughbreds, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Polar Bears' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Bracken County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Bachman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Bracken County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
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