Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots vs. Athenian Owls
The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will be playing at home against the Athenian Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Notre Dame is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, it was close, but St. Joseph Notre Dame sidestepped Redwood Christian for a 4-3 win.
Robbie Fintland was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Athenian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Redwood Christian. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Athenian has scored all season.
Athenian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Olivier, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Athenian, they dropped their record down to 4-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Notre Dame took their win against Athenian when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. Does St. Joseph Notre Dame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athenian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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