The Notre Dame Irish lacrosse team (Lawrenceville, NJ), was nudged 9-7 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Hopewell Valley Central Bulldogs (Pennington, NJ)

With the victory, Hopewell Valley Central advances its record to 15-2 on the season. The Bulldogs host West Morris Central (Chester, NJ) to encounter the Wolfpack in a non-league battle on Monday, May 19. The Wolfpack come into the battle with a record of 8-6. West Morris Central won 19-9 in their recent non-league battle against Morristown (Morristown, NJ)

The Irish now sport a 12-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Immaculata for a non-league battle on Tuesday, May 20. Notre Dame will encounter a Spartans team coming off a 10-5 league loss to Ridge (Basking Ridge, NJ). The Spartans record now stands at 11-5.