The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will square off against the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph Notre Dame has seven straight victories, Lick-Wilmerding has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Redwood Christian as they made off with a 13-0 win. The Pilots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Cassandra Sanchez
| 05/06/25 vs Redwood Christian | 11 |
| 05/02/25 @ Head-Royce | 12 |
| 04/30/25 @ Hayward | 14 |
| 04/28/25 @ University | 9 |
| 04/24/25 @ Lick-Wilmerding | 13 |
| + 8 more games |
Cassandra Sanchez was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame got a massive performance out of Ella Schwartz, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Reagan Bowman was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding came up short against Head-Royce on Tuesday, falling 14-2. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 12 runs.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went St. Joseph Notre Dame's way against Lick-Wilmerding when the teams last played two weeks ago, as St. Joseph Notre Dame made off with a 19-1 victory. Do the Pilots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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