Monterey owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Notre Dame Spirits 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Monterey also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Ella Myers, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Notre Dame off the board. Myers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ashley Gallagher, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Notre Dame's side, Sophia Cardinale spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks.
Even though they lost, Notre Dame didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Monterey has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Notre Dame, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8.
Monterey will take on Salinas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Salinas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Monterey's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Notre Dame, they will head out on the road to face off against Everett Alvarez at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Notre Dame: 2.8, Everett Alvarez: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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