The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will face off against the La Salle Lancers at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Notre Dame (SO) fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Bishop Amat on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2.
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JuJu Diaz-Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Notre Dame (SO) saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phelan Bucknor, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple was Bucknor's first of the season.
Meanwhile, La Salle had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five last Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Five seems to be a good number for the Lancers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nico Armendariz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Andrew Klein was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Chris Cardenas was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
La Salle's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.4 runs across that stretch. As for Notre Dame (SO), their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
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