Softball Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Southern Lehigh Spartans
The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Notre Dame-Green Pond is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
While Notre Dame-Green Pond has not struggled against Bangor recently, they managed to flip the script on Sunday. Notre Dame-Green Pond came out on top against Bangor by a score of 17-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Rachel Fisher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Fisher was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs while going 4-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Natalie Lilly was a standout: she went 4-for-6 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Danica Gross was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh fell victim to a tough 14-2 loss at the hands of Palmerton on Tuesday. Southern Lehigh has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southern Lehigh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Germani, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Southern Lehigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Southern Lehigh's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Notre Dame-Green Pond has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Southern Lehigh, though, as they've been averaging 10.2. Given Notre Dame-Green Pond's sizable advantage in that area, Southern Lehigh will need to find a way to close that gap.
Notre Dame-Green Pond took their win against Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame-Green Pond since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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