The St. Francis DeSales Stallions will face off against the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. St. Francis DeSales has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Francis DeSales' last matchup with Bishop Watterson could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's match on Wednesday. The Stallions lost 18-3 to the Eagles. The Stallions haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Tree of Life Christian on Wednesday. They blew past the Trojans 17-1. Considering the Lions have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Rader and Alex Mould made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Rader tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Mould pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Rader a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Rader fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4, while Mould went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those doubles were Mould's first of the season.
In other batting news, Becca Wooke was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Simon, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .722. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Francis DeSales' loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
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