Softball Preview: Grand Lake Hornets vs. Notre Dame Pioneers
Grand Lake is 0-3 against Notre Dame since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Grand Lake Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. Grand Lake is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Grand Lake came up short against Vinton and fell 13-8.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Notre Dame gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Mamou. The victory was nothing new for Notre Dame as they're now sitting on five straight.
Madeline Johnson tossed a big game, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Valerie Brown was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keleigh Spell, who scored five runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5.
Grand Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Notre Dame, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Grand Lake might still be hurting after the 25-1 loss they got from Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Notre Dame's Malayna Daigle, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4. Now that Grand Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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