Sacred Heart Academy will head out on the road to square off against the Lauralton Hall Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Sacred Heart Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart Academy will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Bristol Eastern on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point defeat they were dealt last Wednesday. Sacred Heart Academy fell just short of Bristol Eastern by a score of 14-12.
Meanwhile, Lauralton Hall entered their tilt with Hamden with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Green Dragons by a score of 10-6 on Friday. That's two games straight that Lauralton Hall has won by exactly four runs.
Francesca Colangelo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Colangelo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Colangelo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Sydney Grund was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lexi Grund, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Sacred Heart Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lauralton Hall, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Sacred Heart Academy couldn't quite finish off Lauralton Hall in their previous meeting on April 1st and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Colangelo, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Sacred Heart Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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