Softball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Tritons vs. Green Bay Preble Hornets
Notre Dame Academy is 0-10 against Green Bay Preble since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Notre Dame Academy Tritons will head out on the road to face off against the Green Bay Preble Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Notre Dame Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Notre Dame Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Green Bay Southwest (and have done all season long). Notre Dame Academy put the hurt on Green Bay Southwest with a sharp 16-5 win on Tuesday.
Addyson Simpson was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Simpson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaia Waldrop, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Klarissa Peters was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Green Bay Preble came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Red Raiders out 2-1.
Notre Dame Academy's record is now 5-7. As for Green Bay Preble, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Academy might still be hurting after the 19-1 loss they got from Green Bay Preble in their previous meeting on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green Bay Preble's Tenley Kuehn, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that Notre Dame Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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