The North Shore Country Day Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Niles Notre Dame Dons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
North Shore Country Day's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Latin on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Romans. North Shore Country Day's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Niles Notre Dame fell victim to a rough 14-3 loss at the hands of Carmel on Monday. Niles Notre Dame has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Niles Notre Dame saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Dullas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Shore Country Day's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-4. As for Niles Notre Dame, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Shore Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Niles Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Shore Country Day couldn't quite finish off Niles Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can North Shore Country Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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