The Northstar Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Northstar Christian Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against East, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Knights fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 9-7 on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 7-1 win.
Finn Davies made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davies was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Davies wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Fitzpatrick, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Fitzpatrick a new career-high. Owen Bentley was another, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Northstar Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Northstar Christian Academy couldn't quite get it done against Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 8-4. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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