Notre Dame has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Salinas Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Notre Dame: 3, Salinas: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Notre Dame had just enough and edged Santa Teresa out 5-4.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Salinas made sure to put some runs up on the board against North Monterey County on Thursday. Salinas put the hurt on North Monterey County with a sharp 11-2 victory.
Abi Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gigi Rossi was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sam Regalado, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Salinas, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Notre Dame came up short against Salinas in their previous matchup back in March, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Notre Dame knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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