Notre Dame is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Wirt County an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Wirt County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Notre Dame will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Monday, Notre Dame got the win against Clay-Battelle by a conclusive 11-2.
Cole Goldizen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Goldizen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preston Heslep, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a triple. Dominick Bombardiere was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Wirt County fell victim to Ritchie County and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 14-0 to the Rebels.
Notre Dame's win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-15. As for Wirt County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Everything went Notre Dame's way against Wirt County when the teams last played back in March as Notre Dame made off with a 21-1 victory. Does Notre Dame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wirt County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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