After flying high against Resurrection Catholic last Tuesday, East Marion came back down to earth. The East Marion Eagles took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sacred Heart Crusaders on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Marion in their matchups with Sacred Heart: they've now lost four in a row.
Adrinae Aikens made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Adrianna Beard was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
East Marion's loss dropped their record down to 7-16-1. As for Sacred Heart, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
East Marion is on the road again on Friday to play Brookhaven at 6:30 p.m. Brookhaven will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Sacred Heart, they will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 6:15 p.m. in their first game on Friday. Salem will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Sacred Heart surely won't give up without a fight.
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