The Barry County Christian Eagles will take on the Sacred Heart Academy Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Barry County Christian has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Sacred Heart Academy will arrive with three straight wins.
On Thursday, Barry County Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Algoma Christian and fell 4-3.
Nathan Loerop put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed over his last two contests. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
In other batting news, Dawson Weemhoff was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Jonathan Hawkes was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Academy made easy work of East Jordan on Wednesday and carried off a 14-1 victory. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Sacred Heart Academy pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Barry County Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
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