Softball Recap: Bangor falls despite strong effort from Jade Hendricks

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 7:14pm

Softball Recap: Bangor Slaters vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders

Bangor lost against Notre Dame-Green Pond back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Bangor Slaters fell just short of the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders by a score of 5-4.

Jade Hendricks was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.

On Notre Dame-Green Pond's side, Rachel Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits.

At the plate, Notre Dame-Green Pond's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lilly, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Bangor has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-6.

Bangor will be playing in front of their home fans against Saucon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bangor is facing Saucon Valley at the right time seeing as Saucon Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, they will head out on the road to square off against Palisades at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Palisades' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Notre Dame-Green Pond's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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