For the second straight game, Sacred Heart will face off against East Marion. The Crusaders will host the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sacred Heart has six straight wins, East Marion has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sacred Heart's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on East Marion with a sharp 17-0 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kyron Murphy
| 04/01/25 @ East Marion | 6 |
| 03/25/25 @ Lumberton | 5 |
| 03/18/25 @ Enterprise | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs St. Joseph Catholic | 6 |
| 03/06/25 vs Salem | 7 |
Kyron Murphy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Darren Brown was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jackson Gamber, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Sacred Heart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .645. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .382 or higher in six consecutive games.
Sacred Heart pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for East Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
East Marion's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sacred Heart has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .481. It's a different story for East Marion, though, as they've only averaged .343. Will they be able to contain Sacred Heart's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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