Notre Dame-Green Pond has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.5 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 11-1 to the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles. The Crusaders were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior), but the Blue Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.
Notre Dame-Green Pond saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lilly, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Notre Dame-Green Pond fell to 7-1. As for Nazareth Area, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Notre Dame-Green Pond will welcome Northwestern Lehigh at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nazareth Area, they will host Northampton at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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