Softball Recap: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Southern Lehigh Spartans
There's no place like home for Notre Dame-Green Pond, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Southern Lehigh Spartans 10-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Notre Dame-Green Pond considering their one-run performance the game before.
Rachel Fisher looked comfortable as she pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skyler Howlett was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Sydney Ryan was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On Southern Lehigh's side, Brooke Davies was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Notre Dame-Green Pond has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Southern Lehigh, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Notre Dame-Green Pond will be playing in front of their home fans against Wilson Area at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilson Area has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.58 runs per game on average), something Notre Dame-Green Pond will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Southern Lehigh, they will be playing at home against Salisbury Township at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Lehigh is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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