
Saints
03/20/25 vs Morenci | 18 |
02/28/25 vs Dobson | 17 |
02/27/25 vs Estrella Foothills | 17 |
03/25/25 vs Horizon | 11 |
02/27/25 vs Show Low | 9 |
Notre Dame Prep barely beat Chaparral the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Notre Dame Prep's pitcher stepped up to hand Chaparral a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Saints have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Marley Caldwell, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Chaparral off the board. Caldwell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daelynn Flowers, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Swords, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Notre Dame Prep, bringing their record up to 10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chaparral, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-9.
Looking ahead, Notre Dame Prep will venture away from home to square off against Horizon at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame Prep is facing Horizon at the right time seeing as Horizon is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Chaparral, they will square off against McClintock at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. McClintock has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.57 runs per game on average), something Chaparral will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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