Baseball Game Preview: Peoria Notre Dame Irish vs. Peoria Lions

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Previous Games

05/06/24 - Away	16-0 W
05/06/24 - Away	14-0 W
04/11/23 - Away	11-1 W
04/11/23 - Away	10-0 W
04/12/22 - Home	13-1 W
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Peoria Notre Dame has gone a perfect 10-0 against Peoria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Lions at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Peoria Notre Dame and 32 for Peoria dating back to last season.

On Friday, Peoria Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Normal West and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Irish have lost by just one run.

Peoria Notre Dame saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lawson Alwan, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Peoria lost 11-1 to Normal Community on Friday.

Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.

Peoria's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Peoria Notre Dame hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for Peoria, though, as they've only averaged .100. Will they be able to contain Peoria Notre Dame's hitters?

Everything went Peoria Notre Dame's way against Peoria in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Peoria Notre Dame made off with a 16-0 win. Do the Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.