There's no place like home for Notre Dame (SO), who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Bishop Alemany Warriors on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Warriors last Wednesday, they had to take a 23-2 defeat.
AJ LaSota looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dominic Cadiz, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. He has become a key player for Notre Dame (SO): the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one home run, but 6-9 otherwise. Troy Trejo was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Notre Dame (SO) kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Notre Dame (SO)'s win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-10. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Alemany, they moved to 8-8 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Notre Dame (SO) and Bishop Alemany could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Knights (ranked 182nd) will meet Harvard-Westlake (ranked 35th) at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bishop Alemany will challenge Crespi at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (176 vs. 4).
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