It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Notre Dame can now relate to. They lost 19-4 to the Oxford Academy Patriots on Thursday. Notre Dame has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Notre Dame saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was SYDNEY CRAMER, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. CRAMER has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Oxford Academy's side, Emily Ganguly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits.
At the plate, Oxford Academy got a massive performance out of Daniela Perez, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ella Pace, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Oxford Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oxford Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hawthorne Math & Science Academy at 3:15 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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