Pleasant Plains and Sacred Heart-Griffin squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Pleasant Plains had to settle for second. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cyclones. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cyclones earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Sean Lowder was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 19 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cooper Schallenberg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Cardinals
| 05/31/25 vs Sacred Heart-Griffin | 1-4 |
| 05/28/25 vs Auburn | 9-0 |
| 05/24/25 vs Pittsfield | 4-0 |
| 05/21/25 vs Athens | 5-1 |
| 05/19/25 @ Glenwood | 2-5 |
The defeat snapped Pleasant Plains' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 31-8 record. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Pleasant Plains nor Sacred Heart-Griffin have any future games scheduled.
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