Castilleja is 2-8 against Notre Dame since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Castilleja Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Regents at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Castilleja is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 14-5 to Notre Dame.
Katherine Cheng made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Emma Foster was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 13-2 to King's Academy. The defeat continues a trend for Notre Dame in their matchups with King's Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Notre Dame saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Rogove, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Castilleja's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Notre Dame, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Notre Dame's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Castilleja hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .345. It's a different story for Notre Dame, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Castilleja's hitters?
Castilleja came up short against Notre Dame when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Notre Dame's Avery Provenzano, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Castilleja knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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