The Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish will take on the L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Notre Dame Prep 2.2, L'Anse Creuse North 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Notre Dame Prep fell victim to Cardinal Mooney Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, L'Anse Creuse North made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cousino on Wednesday. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 13-2 win. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for the Crusaders this season.
L'Anse Creuse North got a big performance out of Cameron Stark, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Mario Ricard was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
L'Anse Creuse North's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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