Baseball Recap: Sacred Heart Crusaders vs. East Marion Eagles
Sacred Heart won against East Marion last Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Sacred Heart Crusaders walked away with an 8-4 win over the East Marion Eagles. The victory was nothing new for Sacred Heart as they're now sitting on five straight.
Jameson Phillips was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Phillips has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Khai Welch and Gabriel Pipkins did most of the damage at the plate: Welch went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Pipkins scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Levi Green was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On East Marion's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace McNeese, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Belton, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Sacred Heart is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for East Marion, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-17-4.
Sacred Heart will take on Lamar Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lamar Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for East Marion, they will head out on the road to challenge West Marion at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Marion's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so East Marion's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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