Softball Game Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors

The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame-Green Pond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.

Notre Dame-Green Pond was handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Salisbury Township 4-3. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Claire Ceraul was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Riley Palank, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Meanwhile, Executive Education Academy Charter School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 15-0 to Panther Valley. Considering the last time the Raptors couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.

Notre Dame-Green Pond's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Executive Education Academy Charter School, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Executive Education Academy Charter School's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Notre Dame-Green Pond hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .378. It's a different story for Executive Education Academy Charter School, though, as they've only averaged .097. Will they be able to contain Notre Dame-Green Pond's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.