Loyola had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 14-9 to make it four. They fell 6-2 to the Notre Dame (SO) Knights. The Cubs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Loyola saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Dell'Amico, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Walter Urbon was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Notre Dame (SO), they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
On Notre Dame (SO)'s side, JuJu Diaz-Jones tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Diaz-Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jacob Madrid was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Norolan, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
While Loyola had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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