After two games on the road, St. Joseph Notre Dame is heading back home. They will take on the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, St. Joseph Notre Dame earned a 7-2 victory over St. Patrick-St. Vincent.
Zachary "Zach" Lopez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Isaiah Dumont and Dawson Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Dumont scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Stewart went 1-for-2 with four RBI and a double. Dumont has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dasan Aguilera, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Head-Royce made sure to put some runs up on the board against College Prep on Friday. Head-Royce was the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over College Prep.
Head-Royce let Ezra Goldfarb and Kento Tsuji loose on the outfield. Goldfarb went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Tsuji scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Silas Farhang was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-9. As for Head-Royce, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
St. Joseph Notre Dame came up short against Head-Royce in their previous matchup back in March, falling 11-7. Can St. Joseph Notre Dame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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