The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will challenge the Notre Dame Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Strasburg-Franklin sitting on 21 straight wins and Notre Dame on six.
Strasburg-Franklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Valley onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Amelia Spidell's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Strasburg-Franklin's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miley Reifenschneider, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Olivia Spidell, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past Mechanicsburg 10-0. Notre Dame's victory was all the more impressive since Mechanicsburg was averaging only 3.25 runs allowed on the season.
Strasburg-Franklin's win bumped their record up to 28-3. As for Notre Dame, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Strasburg-Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Notre Dame when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 8-4. Will Strasburg-Franklin repeat their success, or does Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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