The Grace Lancers will square off against the Notre Dame Titans at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Grace comes in on four and Notre Dame on ten.
Grace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Bosco Tech 2-1.
Dylan Molnar
| 04/15/25 vs Hueneme | 4 |
| 05/20/25 vs Silverado | 3 |
| 04/23/25 @ Dos Pueblos | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ St. Bonaventure | 2 |
| 05/23/25 vs Bosco Tech | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Grace got a great performance from Dylan Molnar as he pitched eight innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Molnar is becoming a predictor of the Lancers' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 5-1 (and 9-10-2 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Grace saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Willis, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with one run.
Notre Dame came out on top against Artesia on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run third inning. The Titans were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Pioneers. Considering the Titans have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Notre Dame's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-9. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Grace, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11-2.
Everything went Grace's way against Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, as Grace made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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