The Uxbridge Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Notre Dame Academy Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Uxbridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Notre Dame Academy likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Uxbridge gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Tantasqua Regional with a sharp 10-1 victory.
Erin O?Day made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. O?Day has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. O?Day was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
O?Day wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Pirrotta, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Katherine Pratt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Notre Dame Academy had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Millbury on Wednesday. Notre Dame Academy has struggled against Millbury recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Uxbridge pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Notre Dame Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Uxbridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. Will Uxbridge repeat their success, or does Notre Dame Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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