The Midland Rebels are taking a road trip to face off against the Notre Dame Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Midland has given up an average of 13.1 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Midland came up short against Lake Arthur on Tuesday, falling 14-4. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past Cecilia 12-2. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by exactly ten runs.
Bella Smith looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kenley Sonnier was incredible, firing off two home runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Valerie Brown, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Notre Dame's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Midland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
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