The Sacred Heart Academy Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Kalkaska Blazers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Sacred Heart Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Kalkaska's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sacred Heart Academy fell victim to Freeland and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The game marked the first time this season in which the Irish were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kalkaska). They put the hurt on Cheboygan with a sharp 15-4 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Sam Fitzgerald looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kalkaska got a massive performance out of Nate Cannon, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those runs marked the first that Cannon has scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Patnode, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Kalkaska always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Kalkaska and bumps their season record up to 3-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
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