WEST POINT, N.Y. (Interstat) — Jaden Wywoda pitched six strong innings and Nick Andersen went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs as Holy Cross defeated Army 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field.

The Crusaders improved to 22-27, while the Black Knights fell to 28-19.

Wywoda allowed two earned runs and struck out four through six innings. He gave way to Derek Volz, who recorded two outs in the seventh before Thomas Skrobe finished the game with 2 1/3 hitless innings, striking out two.

Holy Cross struck first in the fourth inning. Gianni Royer reached on a fielder’s choice and advanced to third on a single by Andersen. Colin Brown then grounded out to the pitcher on a sacrifice bunt, scoring Royer to give the Crusaders a 1-0 lead.

Army answered in the bottom of the inning. Josiah Overbeek homered to right field to tie the game 1-1.

The decisive moment came in the top of the sixth. Royer walked, and Andersen followed with a two-run homer to right field, putting Holy Cross ahead 3-1.

Army cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Liam Parker singled and Carter Hewitt singled, advancing Parker to third. Mason Scott’s sacrifice fly to right field brought Parker home.

The Black Knights tied the game 3-3 in the seventh. Overbeek walked and advanced to third on a bunt single by Chris Barr, who reached on a throwing error by Volz. Thomas Schreck’s sacrifice fly to center field scored Overbeek unearned. Volz then exited, and Skrobe ended the threat by striking out Scott with runners on first and second.

Holy Cross regained the lead for good in the eighth. Andersen walked, and Brown was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Ryan Grundy singled through the right side, scoring Andersen to make it 4-3.

The Crusaders added an insurance run in the ninth. Alex Sandell doubled down the left-field line, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by John LaFleur, and scored on a fielder’s choice by Royer, who reached on a throwing error by the shortstop.

Army starter Andrew Berg took the loss, allowing four earned runs on six hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four. Overbeek, who also served as the designated hitter, went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI for Army.

The victory gave Holy Cross its second straight win in the series after dropping three of the previous four meetings. The teams are scheduled to play again Sunday and Monday at West Point.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Army 7, Holy Cross 5, and its ELO system gave Army a 65.50 percent probability to win.