The Gloucester Catholic Rams will head out on the road to take on the Notre Dame Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gloucester Catholic took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clayton a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Gloucester Catholic needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Brooklyn Carcaci and Madelyn McGinn were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Carcaci pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, McGinn didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. At bat, Carcaci scored a run while going 1-for-3, while McGinn scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Capalbo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Maya Hutchinson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame came tearing into Friday's match with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Scotties 9-1.
Like Gloucester Catholic, Notre Dame also got a great game from a two-way player: Emma Marchese. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Marchese was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Notre Dame got a big performance out of Addison Louderback, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cara Mazzucco, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Gloucester Catholic's record is now 9-7. As for Notre Dame, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home.
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