The Notre Dame Academy Pandas will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mount Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Notre Dame Academy: 2.6, Mount Notre Dame: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Notre Dame Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Simon Kenton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. Their tough 15-2 loss to the Pioneers might stick with them for a while. Notre Dame Academy has not had much luck with Simon Kenton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ava McKinley was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mount Notre Dame put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 13-9 win over St. Ursula Academy.
Audrey Gildea made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Gildea has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Gildea was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKenna Manley, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Grace Pitzer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Notre Dame Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Mount Notre Dame, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Notre Dame Academy skirted past Mount Notre Dame 5-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Will Notre Dame Academy repeat their success, or does Mount Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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