Holley is 0-9 against Notre Dame since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Holley Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m.
Holley is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season last Monday. They lost 26-0 to Attica.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Dragons as they made off with an 11-1 win. Notre Dame might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by six runs or more this season.
Ryan Fitzpatrick made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Fitzpatrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fitzpatrick was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Chase Antinore was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Joe DiRisio was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Holley's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Notre Dame, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Holley might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Holley, Bryceton Berry (who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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