The Notre Dame Prep Lancers will venture away from home to challenge the Norwalk Bears at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Notre Dame Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on O'Brien RVT with a sharp 17-1 win on Wednesday. The Lancers have beaten the Condors the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Condors has come to flipping the script.
Norwalk let Wilton stack four runs on them in the fourth inning on Thursday but luckily Norwalk prevailed anyway. The Bears came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors, sneaking past 7-6. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Maddie Collins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Norwalk got a massive performance out of Emily Restaino, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was Restaino's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ally Lanzarotto, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
The victory got Notre Dame Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Norwalk, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Notre Dame Prep skirted past Norwalk 6-4 when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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