The Nanih Waiya Warriors will be playing at home against the Sacred Heart Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sacred Heart is hoping to do on Friday what Philadelphia couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Nanih Waiya's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Nanih Waiya put the hurt on Philadelphia with a sharp 14-5 victory.
Walt McLendon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McLendon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaleb Davis and Kade Massey did most of the damage at the plate: Davis scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Massey scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Massey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jake Vick, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Sacred Heart made sure to put some runs up on the board against Moss Point on Monday. Sacred Heart was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Moss Point.
Like Nanih Waiya, Sacred Heart also got a great game from a two-way player: Kyron Murphy. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sacred Heart let Colter Garner and Jack Hasselbring loose on the outfield. Garner scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Hasselbring scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Darren Brown, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Nanih Waiya's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7-1. As for Sacred Heart, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
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