St. Joseph Notre Dame is 8-2 against Head-Royce since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will look to defend their home field against the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Joseph Notre Dame has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Head-Royce will arrive with four straight victories.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's 20-5-1 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Piedmont on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that St. Joseph Notre Dame has lost by exactly four runs.
Isaiah Dumont was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brandon Ng, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Head-Royce ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over University.
Matthew Wong made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wong was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kento Tsuji, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Head-Royce, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
St. Joseph Notre Dame was able to grind out a solid win over Head-Royce when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. Will St. Joseph Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Head-Royce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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