Sacred Heart has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Meade County Green Waves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Sacred Heart will head into Wednesday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a 15-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Butler by a score of 5-3.
Sadie Hayes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sacred Heart saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Etheridge, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Isabella Boyd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Meade County had just enough and edged Owensboro Catholic out 2-1 on Monday.
Meade County also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Veronica Roberts gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Autumn Rodgers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Sacred Heart's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11-1. As for Meade County, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Sacred Heart suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Meade County in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can Sacred Heart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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