Sacred Heart Prep is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will be playing at home against the Burlingame Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Prep's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three contests, but Wednesday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sacred Heart Prep had taken Terra Nova down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. Sacred Heart Prep fell 5-2 to Terra Nova.
Sacred Heart Prep got a good showing from Kyle Sweeney, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Sweeney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Daniel Gee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Sacred Heart Prep hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Burlingame has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging four runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against Junipero Serra, falling 10-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Padres recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meetings.
Sacred Heart Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Burlingame, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sacred Heart Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Burlingame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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