Notre Dame is 8-2 against Castilleja since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Notre Dame Regents will look to defend their home field against the Castilleja Gators at 3:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Notre Dame is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering King's Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 13-2 to the Knights. The loss continues a trend for Notre Dame in their matchups with King's Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Notre Dame saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Rogove, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Castilleja was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 14-5 to Notre Dame.
Katherine Cheng was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Foster, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Notre Dame's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Castilleja, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Notre Dame was able to grind out a solid victory over Castilleja in their previous matchup back in April, winning 6-2. Does Notre Dame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Castilleja turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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