Sacred Heart Prep had lost five straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 9-18 to make it six. They fell just short of the King's Academy Knights by a score of 3-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 on Wednesday.
Sacred Heart Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Schmalzle, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for King's Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On King's Academy's side, Thomas Castro tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Castro a new career-high.
As of now, neither Sacred Heart Prep nor King's Academy have any future games scheduled.
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