Softball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Cougars vs. Hingham Harbormen
Notre Dame Academy is 4-0 against Hingham since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Notre Dame Academy Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Hingham Harbormen at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Notre Dame Academy will head into Wednesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Ursuline Academy on Wednesday. Notre Dame Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Ursuline Academy and snuck past 11-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Notre Dame Academy considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Hingham had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Rams.
Notre Dame Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Hingham, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Notre Dame Academy took their win against Hingham in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 14-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame Academy 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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