The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Palisades Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Notre Dame-Green Pond narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bangor 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Notre Dame-Green Pond.
Austin Casal was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Christian Rivituso was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Palisades owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They blew past Wilson Area 9-0. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Palisades this season.
Tyler Bonelli was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Bonelli was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sean Camp, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was John Curran, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Palisades, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame-Green Pond has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palisades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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