The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will face off against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Notre Dame-Green Pond came up short against Bethlehem Catholic on Tuesday, falling 11-5. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hannah Lilly and Natalie Lilly stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hannah got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run, while Natalie went 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Ryan, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Salisbury Township made sure to put some runs up on the board against Wilson Area on Thursday. The Falcons put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 19-4 victory. Considering the Falcons have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Amelia Swoyer, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaira Stokes, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Salisbury Township was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .385 that Wilson Area posted.
Salisbury Township's win bumped their record up to 7-8-1. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Notre Dame-Green Pond was able to grind out a solid victory over Salisbury Township in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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