Sacred Heart came into Thursday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the East Marion Eagles on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Sacred Heart, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For East Marion's part, Adrinae Aikens made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Aikens is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Adrianna Beard, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Sacred Heart's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for East Marion, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16-1 record this season.
Sacred Heart will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 6:15 p.m. in their first game on Friday. One thing working in Salem's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last ten matches. As for East Marion, they will head out on the road to challenge Brookhaven at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Brookhaven will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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