Notre Dame has gone a perfect 8-0 against Rayne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Notre Dame Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Rayne Wolves at 5:00 p.m. Notre Dame will be strutting in after a win while Rayne will be coming in after a defeat.
Rayne will be up against a hot Notre Dame squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Notre Dame blew past Church Point 9-2 on Wednesday.
Notre Dame got a great performance from Madaline Johnson as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned runs any time she's pitched this season.
Malayna Daigle
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Malayna Daigle, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Daigle is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stole at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Emily Abshire, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rayne's offense. They came up short against Kaplan on Tuesday, falling 23-0. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Notre Dame's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs over those games. As for Rayne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2-1.
Notre Dame took their win against Rayne in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 17-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame since the team 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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