Notre Dame Prep's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 12-7 win over the Valley Vista Monsoon. This was payback for the Saints, who suffered a 9-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Tinley Ziehmer made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits. Ziehmer was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
Daelynn Flowers
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In other batting news, Blake Zinevich and Daelynn Flowers did most of the damage at the plate: Zinevich went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, while Flowers went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Those two doubles gave Flowers a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Anna Wazny, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.
Notre Dame Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley Vista only posted an OBP of .385.
Notre Dame Prep's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Valley Vista, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Notre Dame Prep will face off against Campo Verde at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley Vista, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-0 defeat against Millennium on the 27th.
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