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| 05/03/24 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 04/06/24 - Home | 6-4 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/03/23 - Away | 9-1 W |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart has gone a perfect 4-0 against New Brighton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Lions at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart barely beat South Side the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chargers never let the Rams get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Wednesday. The Chargers have beaten the Rams the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, New Brighton made easy work of Northgate on Wednesday and carried off a 14-2 win. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly 12 runs.
Gaige Kovach made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, New Brighton let Casey Bloom and Jaxson Zahn run wild. Bloom went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and one triple, while Zahn went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave Bloom a new career-high. Jaleb Bailey was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for New Brighton and bumps their season record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took their win against New Brighton when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-2 score. Will the Chargers repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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