Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 1-9 against Saint Francis since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Saint Francis Lancers at 4:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They lost 20-2 to Valley Christian.
Francesca Moralejo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand St. Ignatius College Preparatory a 13-0 shutout. Considering Saint Francis has won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Shannon Keighran was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Keighran has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Keighran was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Kate Munnerlyn was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Hayden Hummel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Saint Francis, they pushed their record up to 23-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Saint Francis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Saint Francis in their previous meeting back in April. Can Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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