Softball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Pandas vs. Ryle Raiders
The Notre Dame Academy Pandas will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ryle Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Notre Dame Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Boyle County by a score of 5-0.
Abby Turnpaugh made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Turnpaugh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Turnpaugh was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Notre Dame Academy let Addison Zinser and Ava Auberger loose on the outfield. Zinser scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Auberger scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ryle had just enough and edged Simon Kenton out 8-6 on Saturday.
Like Notre Dame Academy, Ryle also got a great game from a two-way player: Madison Goddard. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Goddard was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
Goddard wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Patterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Laci DeLauder, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Notre Dame Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Ryle, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
Notre Dame Academy might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Ryle in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Notre Dame Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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