St. Joseph Notre Dame entered their tilt with Head-Royce with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the Head-Royce Jayhawks 10-9. St. Joseph Notre Dame's victory was all the more impressive since Head-Royce was averaging only 4.06 runs allowed on the season.
Didier "Didi" Gutierrez-Barajas looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Robbie Fintland was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Head-Royce's side, Kaden Choi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Graham Sanger, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 10-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Head-Royce, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Joseph Notre Dame by a score of 7-2.
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