St. Joseph Notre Dame scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the College Prep Cougars a 24-0 shutout. With that victory, St. Joseph Notre Dame brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Zachary "Zach" Lopez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame got a massive performance out of Robbie Fintland, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Brandon Ng, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for St. Joseph Notre Dame and bumps their season record up to 5-9. As for College Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Redwood Christian the next time they take the field. St. Joseph Notre Dame will host Redwood Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while College Prep will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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