Sacred Heart is 0-7 against Salem since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Sacred Heart Crusaders will play host again on Monday to welcome the Salem Wildcats, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Even though Our Lady Academy scored an imposing 11 runs on Saturday, Sacred Heart still came out on top. Everything went Sacred Heart's way against Our Lady Academy as Sacred Heart made off with a 20-11 win.
Meanwhile, Salem waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 19-0 shutout. That looming 19-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Salem yet this season.
Marissa Pollard was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and a double. Kira Bridges was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Sacred Heart pushed their record up to 5-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Salem, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season.
Sacred Heart might still be hurting after the 15-6 loss they got from Salem in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Thankfully for Sacred Heart, Ashley Allen (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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