The Troy Trojans will take on Mount Notre Dame at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Troy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over Miamisburg.
Meanwhile, Mount Notre Dame came tearing into Wednesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Raptors 12-2. The result was nothing new for Mount Notre Dame, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Audrey Gildea spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mount Notre Dame let McKenna Manley and Kat Zielinski run wild. Manley went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI, while Zielinski went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those three doubles gave Manley a new career-high. Savanna Gault was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Mount Notre Dame was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .543. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Mount Notre Dame pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Troy, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
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