Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bentworth is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers will take on the Bentworth Bearcats at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart had just enough and edged Charleroi out 4-3.
Meanwhile, Bentworth stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let Bethlehem Center onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. 15 seems to be a good number for Bentworth as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sydney Gonglik was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Gonglik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Gonglik was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two triples.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sofia Gaussa, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zoie McDonald, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bentworth, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Bentworth in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gonglik, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Our Lady of the Sacred Heart knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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