Softball Preview: Peoria Notre Dame Irish vs. Richwoods Knights
Peoria Notre Dame is 7-0 against Richwoods since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will look to defend their home field against the Richwoods Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Peoria Notre Dame has three straight wins, Richwoods has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Peoria Notre Dame will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Centennial on Wednesday. Peoria Notre Dame came out on top against Centennial by a score of 10-6.
Tayla Eaves made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Eaves was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Gianna Cowan was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Gracie Anderson, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Richwoods lost 7-1 to Midwest Central/Illini Central on Monday.
Peoria Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-18 record this season. As for Richwoods, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Peoria Notre Dame took their victory against Richwoods in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-3. Will Peoria Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Richwoods have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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