The Casteel Colts will take on the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Casteel came up short against Perry and fell 5-1. The Colts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Casteel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordin Branch, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Kambri Garcia also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Notre Dame Prep got a massive performance out of Daelynn Flowers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs Flowers has posted since back in March. Sammy Swords was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
Notre Dame Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunrise Mountain only posted a batting average of .238.
Notre Dame Prep's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Casteel, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
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