Niles Notre Dame waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Evanston Wildkits. This was payback for Niles Notre Dame, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Niles Notre Dame got a great performance from Nick Agron as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Niles Notre Dame's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Creeth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Niles Notre Dame pushed their record up to 14-14 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Evanston, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7-1.
Niles Notre Dame will head out on the road to face off against Bartlett at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Evanston, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Patrick at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Evanston is facing St. Patrick at the right time seeing as St. Patrick is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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