Softball Preview: Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions vs. Sacred Heart Valkyries
The Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions will head out on the road to square off against the Sacred Heart Valkyries at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christian Academy-Louisville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Christian Academy-Louisville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Fern Creek on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of the Tigers.
Candice Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Sacred Heart sidestepped Trimble County for a 6-4 win.
Sadie Hayes made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hayes was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Sacred Heart got a great performance from Lindsey Franz as she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Isabella Boyd was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Hadley Dierking was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Christian Academy-Louisville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Sacred Heart, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9-1 record this season.
Christian Academy-Louisville came out on top in a nail-biter against Sacred Heart when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 7-6. Will Christian Academy-Louisville repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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