St. Joseph Notre Dame was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain House Mustangs. That's two games in a row now that St. Joseph Notre Dame has lost by exactly five runs.
St. Joseph Notre Dame saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robbie Fintland, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain House's side, Tyler Jordan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Jordan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Frankie Thomas looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, Noah Elizondo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Mountain House, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
St. Joseph Notre Dame is on the road again on Tuesday to play College Prep at 4:00 p.m. College Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. Joseph Notre Dame's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain House, they will head out on the road to take on Redwood Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mountain House is facing Redwood Christian at the right time seeing as Redwood Christian is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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