Notre Dame never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Stevenson Pirates as the Notre Dame Spirits made off with a 7-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Notre Dame, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Sophia Cardinale, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Stevenson off the board. Cardinale has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brianna Hernandez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maya Martinez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Notre Dame has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Stevenson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Notre Dame beat Stevenson by a score of 12-2.
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