The Lick-Wilmerding Tigers will head out to square off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lick-Wilmerding has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while St. Joseph Notre Dame will arrive with seven straight wins.
Lick-Wilmerding came up short against Head-Royce on Tuesday, falling 14-2. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Redwood Christian with a sharp 13-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pilots, who have now won 13 contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Cassandra Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Ella Schwartz was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Reagan Bowman was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Lick-Wilmerding suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to St. Joseph Notre Dame in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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