Softball Recap: Notre Dame (SO) Drops Season-High Score on Culver City

Knights

Team Score (Highest)

03/03/25 @ Culver City	17
02/21/25 @ Chatsworth	14
02/27/25 vs Verdugo Hills	10
03/01/25 vs St. Joseph	7
02/25/25 @ Canyon	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Notre Dame (SO)). Everything went their way against the Culver City Centaurs on Monday as the Notre Dame (SO) Knights made off with a 17-3 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Aliyah Garcia was a standout: she scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Ledon, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.

Notre Dame (SO) was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .463. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Culver City only posted a batting average of .320.

Notre Dame (SO) has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. Culver City dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Notre Dame (SO) will square off against Flintridge Sacred Heart at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Flintridge Sacred Heart's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Notre Dame (SO)'s hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Culver City, they will face off against Banning at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Banning has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.75 runs per game on average), something Culver City will no doubt try to take advantage of.