Notre Dame (SO) came into Friday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Gahr Gladiators by a score of 9-4 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2015.
Notre Dame (SO) got a great performance from Beckett Berg as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Jacob Madrid and Phelan Bucknor did most of the damage at the plate: Madrid went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Bucknor scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Bucknor a new career-high in RBI (two). Gabe Zebrack also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Notre Dame (SO)'s first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Gahr, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Coming up, Notre Dame (SO) is taking a road trip to face off against Mira Costa at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Gahr, they will welcome Vista Murrieta at 3:00 p.m. on March 7th. Vista Murrieta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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