The Terra Nova Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It was a proper cat-fight when Terra Nova duked it out with Lowell on Saturday. Terra Nova had just enough and edged out Lowell 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Terra Nova's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JT Snead, who went 2-for-3 with one double. That double was Snead's first of the season.
Terra Nova was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Aragon 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Dons: they've now won three in a row.
Sacred Heart Prep also got a great performance from Devin Saltzgaber as he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Saltzgaber has posted since back in April of 2024.
The victory got Terra Nova back to even at 2-2-1. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their record is now 3-4.
Sacred Heart Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Terra Nova hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Sacred Heart Prep, though, as they've only averaged .220. Will they be able to contain Terra Nova's hitters?
Terra Nova couldn't quite get it done against Sacred Heart Prep in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 as they fell 13-9. Can Terra Nova avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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