The Berkley Bears will venture away from home to take on the Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Notre Dame Prep will be up against a hot Berkley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Bears put the hurt on Royal Oak with a sharp 19-5 win last Tuesday. While the Bears didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-26-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Claire Dijkers tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
Alyse Muscat
| 04/21/26 vs Royal Oak | 5 |
| 04/14/26 @ Southfield Arts & Tech | 4 |
| 04/09/26 @ Kettering | 4 |
| 05/10/25 vs Lutheran | 4 |
| 04/21/25 vs Clawson | 4 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alyse Muscat, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Franco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Berkley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep got themselves on the board against Clawson on Monday, but Clawson never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over the Trojans. The Fighting Irish have beaten the Trojans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Berkley's record is now 8-2. As for Notre Dame Prep, their record now sits at 12-2.
Berkley couldn't quite get it done against Notre Dame Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 as they fell 17-14. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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