Elba is 0-7 against Notre Dame since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elba Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elba is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Alfred-Almond on Saturday as Elba made off with a 13-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Elba considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame came tearing into Tuesday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Eagles.
Jay Antinore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chase Antinore was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Elba's victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Notre Dame, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Elba might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Antinore, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that Elba knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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