The Sierra Canyon Trailblazers will head out to square off against the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sierra Canyon is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since May 2, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Harvard-Westlake, falling 7-1. The Trailblazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame (SO) entered their tilt with Chaminade on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Eagles.
Notre Dame (SO) got a great performance from Beckett Berg as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Berg a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, Notre Dame (SO)'s win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Norolan, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Phelan Bucknor was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Notre Dame (SO)'s victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Sierra Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Sierra Canyon came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame (SO) in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Canyon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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