Baseball Recap: Sacred Heart's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/01/25 @ Jefferson Davis County	19
04/01/25 @ East Marion	17
02/21/25 vs Collins	15
04/08/25 @ Resurrection Catholic	13
03/06/25 vs Salem	11

Sacred Heart made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Resurrection Catholic, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Crusaders blew past the Eagles 14-1 on Tuesday. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Kyron Murphy was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Brad Marrero was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Darren Brown was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

The win was the ninth in a row for Sacred Heart, bringing their record up to 17-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Resurrection Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.

Sacred Heart will have a chance to go back-to-back against Resurrection Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.