On Wednesday, the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sacred Heart-Griffin.
Kenzie Wieland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Felicity Keller was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Maroa-Forsyth's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Danni Hovey gave up just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Aubrey Stewart was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Maroa-Forsyth didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sacred Heart-Griffin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Sacred Heart-Griffin will head out on the road to take on Decatur Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they will be playing at home against Mt. Zion at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maroa-Forsyth's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Mt. Zion's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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