Danville is 1-9 against Peoria Notre Dame since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Danville Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 11:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Danville will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 12-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Richwoods by a score of 11-9.
Olivia Scaggs and Jaidyn Hardesty stepped up to the plate in a big way. Scaggs went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Hardesty scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Richwoods by a score of 13-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (ten), Peoria Notre Dame still had to take the loss.
Mady Gibson was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gibson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Avery Ginglen and Jolie Mingus stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ginglen scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mingus scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Fontana, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Danville's record is now 10-12. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their record now sits at 7-19.
Danville came up short against Peoria Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Danville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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