Notre Dame-Green Pond won the last time they faced Salisbury Township, and things went their way on Monday too. The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Salisbury Township Falcons. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Notre Dame-Green Pond has scored all year.
Rachel Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Skyler Howlett, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Danica Gross, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Salisbury Township's side, Elizabeth Carney was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Carney was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Salisbury Township, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Notre Dame-Green Pond will be playing in front of their home fans against Catasauqua at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Catasauqua will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Notre Dame-Green Pond surely won't give up without a fight. As for Salisbury Township, they will head out on the road to face off against Palisades at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palisades is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Salisbury Township will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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