Carlinville lost against Sacred Heart-Griffin back in June of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Carlinville Cavaliers fell just short of the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones by a score of 4-3.
Carlinville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karly Tipps, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Sacred Heart-Griffin's side, Kenzie Wieland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. Wieland has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McKenna Norris was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Carlinville's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5-1. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Carlinville will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Carrollton at 4:30 p.m. Carrollton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they will head out on the road to take on Decatur Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sacred Heart-Griffin is facing Decatur Eisenhower at the right time seeing as Decatur Eisenhower is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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