The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will square off against the Hillsdale Fighting Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sacred Heart Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Hillsdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sacred Heart Prep is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Half Moon Bay just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-4.
Connor Schmalzle
| 04/12/25 vs Half Moon Bay | 1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Woodside | 2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Menlo School | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs San Lorenzo Valley | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs San Mateo | 2 |
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Sacred Heart Prep got a good showing from Connor Schmalzle, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schmalzle has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sacred Heart Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Pollioni, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Another was JP Durrett, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Palo Alto on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 7-6.
Jake Belloni was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Chong, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Hillsdale dropped their record down to 9-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Sacred Heart Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsdale in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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