Softball Recap: St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots vs. California School for the Deaf Eagles
St. Joseph Notre Dame came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the California School for the Deaf Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-3. For St. Joseph Notre Dame, this counts as revenge for the 15-4 loss California School for the Deaf walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Cassandra Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame let Zora Oliverius and Lexi Roben loose on the outfield. Oliverius went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI, while Roben scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kathryn Gille, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On California School for the Deaf's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Geneva Brock, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for California School for the Deaf, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
As of now, neither St. Joseph Notre Dame nor California School for the Deaf have any future games scheduled.
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