Softball Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Southern Lehigh Spartans
The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Notre Dame-Green Pond is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Palisades just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Notre Dame-Green Pond has scored all season.
Notre Dame-Green Pond got a good showing from Rachel Fisher, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame-Green Pond saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skyler Howlett, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Southern Lehigh's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palisades on Saturday.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Southern Lehigh, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Southern Lehigh's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Notre Dame-Green Pond has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Southern Lehigh, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Notre Dame-Green Pond's sizable advantage in that area, Southern Lehigh will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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