Notre Dame Prep is 0-5 against Horizon since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Horizon Huskies at 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Notre Dame Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Desert Edge by a score of 7-6.
Notre Dame Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sammy Swords, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Daelynn Flowers, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Horizon entered their tilt with Notre Dame Prep with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 7-3 on Thursday.
Horizon let Megan VanDenburgh and Eva Issitt loose on the outfield. VanDenburgh went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Issitt scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lexi Nolen, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Notre Dame Prep's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Horizon, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Horizon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Notre Dame Prep came up short against Horizon when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Horizon's Aubree Lovo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Notre Dame Prep knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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