The Grace Baptist Academy Golden Eagles will square off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses dating back to last season for Grace Baptist Academy and four for Notre Dame.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Grace Baptist Academy and Boyd-Buchanan had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Golden Eagles lost 16-2 to the Buccaneers on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Eagles have lost by exactly 14 runs.
Notre Dame couldn't beat Howard Tech on Monday even though they stacked six runs on them in the sixth inning. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Hustlin' Tigers by a score of 11-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Fighting Irish have suffered since March 18, 2024.
Kaylee Pendergrass put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off eight hits. Pendergrass was also solid in the batter's box, earning three RBI.
In other batting news, Syrenity Bickerstaff made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. She also brought in two RBI, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Dalana Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Grace Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Grace Baptist Academy couldn't quite finish off Notre Dame in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 7-5. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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