For the second straight game, Sacred Heart Prep will face off against Hillsdale. The Gators will venture away from home to challenge the Fighting Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sacred Heart Prep 3.8, Hillsdale 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sacred Heart Prep had taken Hillsdale down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Gators fell just short of the Fighting Knights by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Gators have lost by just one run.
For Hillsdale's part, their win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Schultz, who went 3-for-4 with one run. Those three hits gave Schultz a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Sacred Heart Prep and nudges their season record down to 8-12. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Hillsdale, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sacred Heart Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hillsdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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