Softball Recap: Sacred Heart of Jesus Extends Winning Streak to Eight

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2025, 9:41am

Softball Recap: Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets vs. St. Genevieve Valiants

Comets

Previous Games

04/08/25 @ St. Genevieve13-3
04/03/25 vs La Salle4-3
04/01/25 @ Pomona Catholic15-3
03/29/25 @ Alhambra15-5
03/28/25 @ St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy25-1
+ 3 more games

Sacred Heart of Jesus had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the St. Genevieve Valiants 13-3. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won eight matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Genevee Hernandez, who fired off three runs, three doubles, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Those three doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Melania Saborio, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.

Sacred Heart of Jesus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Genevieve only posted an OBP of .400.

Sacred Heart of Jesus pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for St. Genevieve, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sacred Heart of Jesus is set to face off against their familiar foe St. Bernard at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, St. Genevieve will challenge rival St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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