Thursday just wasn't the day for Hightstown's offense. They fell just short of the Notre Dame Irish by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. Hightstown has not had much luck with Notre Dame recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Notre Dame's part, the result came thanks to Rylee Michalak's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Cocuzza, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalyn Rosica, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Hightstown's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Notre Dame, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Hightstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Robbinsville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Notre Dame, they will head out on the road to face off against Princeton at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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