St. Joseph Notre Dame and Head-Royce are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will head out on the road to challenge the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Notre Dame will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
St. Joseph Notre Dame scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against San Domenico as St. Joseph Notre Dame made off with a 21-1 win. The result was nothing new for St. Joseph Notre Dame, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Cassandra Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame let Kathryn Gille and Ella Schwartz loose on the outfield. Gille went 2-for-3 with four runs, five RBI, and a stolen base, while Schwartz scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Safah Hashemi, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Head-Royce's 14-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. Their rough 10-2 loss to University on Monday might stick with them for a while. Head-Royce has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jayla Davis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.2 runs per game. As for Head-Royce, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
St. Joseph Notre Dame suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Head-Royce when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for St. Joseph Notre Dame, Rachel Block (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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