Softball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Academy Irish vs. St. Charles Bulldogs

For the second straight game, Sacred Heart Academy will face off against St. Charles. The Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sacred Heart Academy has seven straight victories, St. Charles has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Wednesday, Sacred Heart Academy got the win against St. Charles by a conclusive 11-3. Considering the Irish have won three contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

For St. Charles' part, Kylie Fiting was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Sacred Heart Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average this season. As for St. Charles, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.