Softball Recap: Notre Dame Spirits vs. North Monterey County Condors
In what's become a running theme this season, Notre Dame gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the North Monterey County Condors with a sharp 12-6 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Notre Dame as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sophia Cardinale was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Cardinale has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Cardinale was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aalyssah Hui Hui-Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Shailene Riemedio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On North Monterey County's side, Brooke Ramirez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Leslie Ruiz, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, North Monterey County was hitting in the corners and finished the game with three triples. That's the most triples they've managed all season.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for North Monterey County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Notre Dame will stay at home for another game and welcome Monterey at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Notre Dame: 2.8, Monterey: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Monterey County, they will be playing at home against Everett Alvarez at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Everett Alvarez's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so North Monterey County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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