The Niles Notre Dame Dons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Amundsen Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Niles Notre Dame will be strutting in after a win while Amundsen will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Niles Notre Dame finally turned things around against Deerfield on Monday. Niles Notre Dame came out on top in a nail-biter against Deerfield and snuck past 5-3.
Jacob Creeth looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dominic Holton was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jim Spellman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Amundsen had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Taft on Monday. Amundsen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Henry Holper put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Holper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Holper was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Holper wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kael O'Conor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Niles Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Amundsen, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-11.
Everything went Niles Notre Dame's way against Amundsen when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Niles Notre Dame made off with an 11-1 win. Will Niles Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Amundsen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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