The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will head out on the road to challenge the Normal University Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Sacred Heart-Griffin sitting on five straight wins and Normal University on six.
Last Saturday, everything went Sacred Heart-Griffin's way against Lanphier as Sacred Heart-Griffin made off with a 16-1 victory. With that win, Sacred Heart-Griffin brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Kenzie Wieland made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Wieland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wieland was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Libby Kulek was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. McKenna Norris was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Normal University was able to grind out a solid victory over Prairie Central on Monday, taking the game 7-3.
Sacred Heart-Griffin pushed their record up to 11-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Normal University, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Sacred Heart-Griffin might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Normal University when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Sacred Heart-Griffin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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