Softball Game Preview: Notre Dame Academy Pandas vs. Dixie Heights Colonels

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04/16/24 - Home	4-5 L
04/19/23 - Away	4-8 L
04/22/22 - Home	2-6 L
06/01/17 - Home	13-2 W
05/18/17 - Home	6-5 W
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Notre Dame Academy and Dixie Heights are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Pandas will head out on the road to square off against the Colonels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Dixie Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Notre Dame Academy easily dispatched Beechwood last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Pandas fell just short of Pendleton County by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The match marked the Pandas' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Dixie Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 8-5 to Walton-Verona.

Dixie Heights' loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Notre Dame Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.