The Central Valley Academy Thunder will venture away from home to take on the Notre Dame Jugglers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Valley Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Vernon-Verona-Sherrill 15-1 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won six in a row.
Anna Johannssen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Those 18 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Emily Welch
| 05/04/26 @ Vernon-Verona-Sherrill | 4 |
| 04/14/26 @ Camden | 2 |
| 05/23/25 vs Homer | 2 |
| 04/30/26 vs New Hartford | 1 |
| 05/24/25 @ New Hartford | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Welch, who went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ainsley Albrecht, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame hadn't done well against Whitesboro recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. The Jugglers had just enough and edged out the Warriors 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Jugglers have posted since April 13, 2025.
The victory got Central Valley Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Notre Dame, their record now sits at 1-0.
Central Valley Academy came up short against Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, falling 8-4. Can the Thunder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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