Baseball Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Burlingame Panthers
The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Burlingame Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hillsdale 3-2.
Rallin Covey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sacred Heart Prep's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Feinstein, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Burlingame sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Palo Alto on Saturday.
Eric Gee made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gee was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Dionisios Vorrises tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
Back at the plate, Dylan Kall was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Sacred Heart Prep's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for Burlingame, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Sacred Heart Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Burlingame when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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