
Comets
04/11/25 vs St. Genevieve | 9-4 |
04/10/25 @ St. Bernard | 2-0 |
04/08/25 @ St. Genevieve | 13-3 |
04/03/25 vs La Salle | 4-3 |
04/01/25 @ Pomona Catholic | 15-3 |
+ 5 more games |
Sacred Heart of Jesus waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They came out on top against the St. Genevieve Valiants by a score of 9-4. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 13-3 last Tuesday.
Alina Valenzuela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Melania Saborio was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Trinity Godson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Sacred Heart of Jesus' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for St. Genevieve, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Sacred Heart of Jesus has already played their next contest, a 21-1 win against St. Mary's Academy on the 15th. St. Genevieve has also already played their next matchup (against Pomona Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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