St. Ignatius College Preparatory is still undefeated this season after their contest against Notre Dame on Thursday, but Notre Dame came as close as anyone has to beating them. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Notre Dame Tigers, sneaking past 7-5. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Olivia Dollard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gianna Galarza was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Delilah Berry also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Wildcats
| 03/20/25 vs Notre Dame | 7-5 |
| 03/17/25 vs Lowell | 3-0 |
| 03/07/25 vs Marin Catholic | 5-4 |
| 03/03/25 vs Woodside | 6-2 |
| 05/18/24 vs Woodside | 7-1 |
St. Ignatius College Preparatory pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Coming up, St. Ignatius College Preparatory is taking a road trip to take on South San Francisco at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Notre Dame, they will be playing at home against Mills at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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