Crusaders
| 03/03/25 @ Lumberton | 21 |
| 02/17/25 @ Taylorsville | 17 |
| 02/10/25 vs Taylorsville | 17 |
| 02/18/25 @ Newton | 15 |
| 03/07/25 vs Lumberton | 14 |
While Sacred Heart didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Lumberton Panthers on Friday as the Sacred Heart Crusaders made off with a 16-2 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Katy Kilgore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Kilgore was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Sacred Heart let Caroline Sellers and Julia Adams run wild. Sellers scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Adams scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Adams also brought in two RBI, marking her first of the season. Merci Garner was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Sacred Heart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Sacred Heart and bumps their season record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lumberton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3-1.
Sacred Heart will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on East Marion at 6:30 p.m. on March 18th. As for Lumberton, they will square off against Richton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
