Softball Game Preview: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Heads Out

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 3:16am

Softball Preview: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions vs. Archbishop Hoban Knights

The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Last Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Boardman. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Alex Mould spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, Lexi Simon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boardman didn't hit any.

Meanwhile, Archbishop Hoban put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on St. Joseph Academy with a sharp 17-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Archbishop Hoban.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Archbishop Hoban, the win got them back to even at 11-11.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Archbishop Hoban when the teams last played back in May of 2018. Can Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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