The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will face off against the Carrollton Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sacred Heart-Griffin 3.5, Carrollton 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Sacred Heart-Griffin came up short against Quincy and fell 8-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Cyclones in their meetings with the Blue Devils: they've now lost three in a row.
Addie Malek
| 05/16/25 @ Quincy | 7 |
| 05/09/25 @ Lexington | 7 |
| 04/30/25 @ MacArthur | 5 |
Addie Malek was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Malek wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Wichmann, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Carrollton fell victim to Jersey and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-0. The loss was the Hawks' first of the season.
Sacred Heart-Griffin's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Carrollton, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 30-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Sacred Heart-Griffin hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Carrollton struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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