The Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish will face off against the University of Detroit Jesuit Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so University of Detroit Jesuit's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Notre Dame Prep fell victim to Flushing and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. The Fighting Irish's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University of Detroit Jesuit). They never let University Liggett get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Cubs in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
Not much got past Tommy O'Shea, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep University Liggett off the board.
At the plate, University of Detroit Jesuit's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Hand, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Hand a new career-high. Monir Alkammoun also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Notre Dame Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for University of Detroit Jesuit, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9-1.
Notre Dame Prep beat University of Detroit Jesuit 5-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Do the Fighting Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cubs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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