The South Colonels will take on the Notre Dame Academy Rebels at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when South and North meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Colonels' pitchers stepped up to hand the Polar Bears a 20-0 shutout. Considering the Colonels' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Notre Dame Academy never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against St. Bernard's Central Catholic last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bernardians with a sharp 12-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Bernardians: they've now won eight in a row.
Erin Connor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Abby Spaulding was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. Erika Larson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base.
Notre Dame Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
South's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Notre Dame Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
South couldn't quite get it done against Notre Dame Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 as they fell 3-0. Can the Colonels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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