Sacred Heart has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Valley Heights Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Sacred Heart was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Southeast of Saline. Sacred Heart has not had much luck with Southeast of Saline recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Valley Heights waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 16-5 win. Considering Valley Heights has won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Paige Miller made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Miller has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anne Toerber, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Shaylee Ekstrum, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
Sacred Heart's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Valley Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
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