Softball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Sacred Heart's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/03/25 @ Lumberton	21
02/17/25 @ Taylorsville	17
02/10/25 vs Taylorsville	17
02/18/25 @ Newton	15
03/20/25 @ Resurrection Catholic	14

Sacred Heart had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt East Marion on Thursday. The Crusaders were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Eagles. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.

Kensie Baugh was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Baugh was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI and one run. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Merci Garner, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Sellers, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Sacred Heart always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Marion only posted an OBP of .381.

Sacred Heart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for East Marion, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.

Sacred Heart wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 15-0 win against Richton on the 4th. As for East Marion, they have also already played their next contest, a 22-17 victory against Resurrection Catholic on the 4th.