The Sacred Heart Academy Sharks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Lancaster Legends at 5:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Academy is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Mount Mercy Academy by a score of 6-5 on Thursday.
Ella Hartzell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Sydney Mosher was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Sacred Heart Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lancaster waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lumberjacks a 3-0 shutout. Lancaster's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Sacred Heart Academy's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lancaster, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Sacred Heart Academy came up short against Lancaster in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, falling 6-1. Can Sacred Heart Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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