Sacred Heart fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Meridian on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Meridian Wildcats by a score of 10-8. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jana Phillips was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Merci Garner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Crusaders
| 02/28/25 vs Meridian | 8-10 |
| 02/18/25 @ Newton | 21-6 |
| 02/17/25 @ Taylorsville | 22-5 |
| 02/14/25 vs Quitman | 13-3 |
| 02/10/25 vs Taylorsville | 17-0 |
Sacred Heart moved to 4-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.8 runs. As for Meridian, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Coming up, Sacred Heart will venture away from home to face off against Lumberton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be Sacred Heart's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Meridian, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats take on the Tigers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hattiesburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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