Sacred Heart Academy is 9-1 against Nichols since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Sacred Heart Academy Sharks are on the road again to play the Nichols Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sacred Heart Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Nardin Academy on Monday. Their rough 10-0 loss to the Gators might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Nichols was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of St. Mary's. That's two games in a row now that Nichols has lost by exactly ten runs.
Nichols saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reyes Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
Sacred Heart Academy dropped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Nichols, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Nichols' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Sacred Heart Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Nichols, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7. Will Sacred Heart Academy keep running through batters, or will Nichols buck the trend?
Everything went Sacred Heart Academy's way against Nichols when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Sacred Heart Academy made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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