Sacred Heart Academy's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the St. Mary's Lancers out 3-2. For Sacred Heart Academy, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 loss St. Mary's walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For St. Mary's part, Olivia Lange was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Henrich, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Lauren Payne, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Sacred Heart Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Sacred Heart Academy will head out on the road to face off against St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Mary's, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mount St. Mary Academy at 4:30 p.m. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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