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| 05/17/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 03/08/24 - Home | 16-0 W |
| 02/16/18 - Away | 1-12 L |
| 03/01/17 - Home | 2-12 L |
| 04/14/16 - Away | 6-11 L |
| + 3 more games |
Salesian College Preparatory and St. Joseph Notre Dame are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Pride will challenge the Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Salesian College Preparatory is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
If Salesian College Preparatory beats St. Joseph Notre Dame with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Pride skirted past Pinole Valley 4-3. The game was the first time the Pride have beaten the Spartans on their field since May 5, 2021.
DeAmor Coleman made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Coleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matea Gaddies, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
California School for the Deaf typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday St. Joseph Notre Dame proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 17-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Pilots, who have now won eight contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Like Salesian College Preparatory, St. Joseph Notre Dame also got a great game from a two-way player: Cassandra Sanchez. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame got a massive performance out of Ella Schwartz, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those five hits gave Schwartz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reagan Bowman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Notre Dame always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Joseph Notre Dame has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both Salesian College Preparatory and St. Joseph Notre Dame just can't seem to miss. The Pride have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.5 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Salesian College Preparatory came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pride since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
