Peoria Notre Dame is 9-1 against Danville since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will be playing at home against the Danville Vikings at 11:00 a.m. The two teams were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Peoria Notre Dame is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Richwoods just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 13-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (ten), Peoria Notre Dame still had to take the loss.
Mady Gibson put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gibson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Avery Ginglen and Jolie Mingus did some serious damage despite the final result: Ginglen scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mingus scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Fontana, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Danville had to settle for an 11-9 loss against Richwoods on Friday.
Olivia Scaggs and Jaidyn Hardesty stepped up to the plate in a big way. Scaggs went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Hardesty scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Peoria Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Danville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Peoria Notre Dame beat Danville 10-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Peoria Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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