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| 05/07/21 - Away | 13-9 W |
| 04/23/21 - Home | 13-1 W |
| 05/08/19 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 04/25/19 - Home | 1-5 L |
| 03/28/18 - Home | 8-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sacred Heart Academy and Foran are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. Sacred Heart Academy will head out to square off against Foran at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sacred Heart Academy has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Foran will arrive with seven straight victories.
Shelton hit Sacred Heart Academy with a four-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Sacred Heart Academy came up short against Shelton, falling 10-1.
Meanwhile, Foran faced East Haven in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Lions put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 10-0 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Not much got past Abigail Corris, who gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep East Haven off the board. Corris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Foran's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Norah Bove, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Julia O'Connell was another, earning two RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Foran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Foran pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 7.9 runs thus far. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Sacred Heart Academy beat Foran 13-9 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Does Sacred Heart Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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