St. Joseph Notre Dame waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Redwood Christian Eagles. For St. Joseph Notre Dame, this counts as revenge for the 8-7 defeat Redwood Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Cassandra Sanchez made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Dylan Valentine was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Francesca Boccucci was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Redwood Christian's side, Louise Pineda made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Redwood Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10.
St. Joseph Notre Dame will stay at home for another game and welcome California School for the Deaf at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. Redwood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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