Crespi had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-9 to make it eight. They lost 10-0 to the Notre Dame (SO) Knights. The Celts were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
As for Notre Dame (SO), the victory keeps them at an undefeated 11-0. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 6.7 runs this season.
For Notre Dame (SO)'s part, Malakye Matsumoto was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Matsumoto a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games he's played.
In other pitching news, Notre Dame (SO) got a great performance from Beckett Berg as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Berg has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Troy Trejo, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Daniel, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
While Crespi had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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