Notre Dame Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Manitowoc Lincoln Ships 4-3. This was payback for Notre Dame Academy, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Notre Dame Academy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Micah Marzec, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Manitowoc Lincoln's side, Wech Noah put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Noah was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Notre Dame Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4.
Notre Dame Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, they will head out on the road to square off against Kaukauna at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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