The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Auburn Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart-Griffin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Pittsfield 6-5.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Auburn ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against Southwestern by a score of 4-1. The victory was familiar territory for Auburn who now have three in a row.
Zach Newbold was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Newbold was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jed Furguson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Boylen, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Sacred Heart-Griffin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Auburn, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Sacred Heart-Griffin took their win against Auburn when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 9-2. Will Sacred Heart-Griffin repeat their success, or does Auburn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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