A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers duke it out with the Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Holy Cross sitting on 12 straight wins and Belle Chasse on four.
Holy Cross is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Patterson get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Saturday. Considering the Tigers have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
William Andrade was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other pitching news, Jacob Stephens and Kaiden Rauch dominated on the mound. Stephens pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Rauch tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Dom Pellegrin
| 03/01/25 @ Patterson | 2 |
| 02/17/25 vs Fisher | 1 |
| 02/14/25 @ E.D. White | 1 |
| 02/10/25 vs Chalmette | 1 |
Back at the plate, Dom Pellegrin was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Greg Ruiz was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Holy Cross always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Belle Chasse beat Sumner 10-6 on Saturday.
Holy Cross' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for Belle Chasse, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Holy Cross took their win against Belle Chasse in their previous meeting back in March of 2017 by a conclusive 8-2. Does Holy Cross have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belle Chasse turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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