Sacred Heart Prep was the 3-2 winner over Hillsdale when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Gators fell just short of the Fighting Knights by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Gators have lost by just one run.
Sacred Heart Prep got a good showing from Kyle Sweeney, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Sweeney has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sacred Heart Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Pollioni, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Blake Affrunti also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Sacred Heart Prep and nudges their season record down to 8-12. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Hillsdale, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7.
While Sacred Heart Prep had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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