Baseball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Gremlins vs. Smithton Tigers

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Previous Games

04/20/24 - Neutral	11-1 W
05/09/23 - Home	13-3 W
04/22/23 - Neutral	16-1 W
05/04/21 - Home	10-6 W
04/23/19 - Home	11-1 W
+ 4 more games

Sacred Heart has gone 8-1 against Smithton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gremlins will venture away from home to challenge the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.

Sacred Heart might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to Green Ridge, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Meanwhile, Smithton lost 9-1 to Otterville on Tuesday.

Sam Bray was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Sacred Heart's record is now 5-9. As for Smithton, their record now sits at 4-9.

Everything went Sacred Heart's way against Smithton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Sacred Heart made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Gremlins repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.