Nardin Academy put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Sacred Heart Academy Sharks as the Nardin Academy Gators made off with a 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nardin Academy.
Jayden Szkatulski was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Szkatulski has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Szkatulski was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Maddy Dehn was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Emily Gorman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Sacred Heart Academy's side, Sydney Mosher made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Eileen Maney, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Nardin Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Nardin Academy will head out on the road to take on Lancaster at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lancaster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Nardin Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sacred Heart Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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