Sacred Heart-Griffin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lexington Minutemen a 13-0 shutout. For Sacred Heart-Griffin, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss Lexington walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Kenzie Wieland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Wieland was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Sacred Heart-Griffin got a massive performance out of McKenna Norris, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Libby Kulek, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sacred Heart-Griffin pushed their record up to 9-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lexington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season.
Sacred Heart-Griffin will be playing in front of their home fans against Lanphier at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lanphier has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.05 runs per game on average), something Sacred Heart-Griffin will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lexington, they will be playing at home against Dwight at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dwight is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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