The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the Lehighton Indians at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Lehighton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Notre Dame-Green Pond, who comes in off a win.
While Crusaders fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Jim Thorpe a 17-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Rachel Fisher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
Sydney Ryan
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sydney Ryan, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Addison Ryan was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base.
Notre Dame-Green Pond kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jim Thorpe only managed one hit.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lehighton's offense. They lost 7-0 to Palmerton on Wednesday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Blue Bombers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
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