The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crespi Celts at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Notre Dame (SO) is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Sierra Canyon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Trailblazers by a score of 3-1.
Notre Dame (SO) got a good showing from JuJu Diaz-Jones, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Diaz-Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame (SO) saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Binkley, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Crespi fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against St. Francis on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Knights by a score of 4-3.
Brayden Briscoe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Sean Sapp was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Jones, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Notre Dame (SO)'s defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8-1. As for Crespi, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Notre Dame (SO) couldn't quite finish off Crespi in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Notre Dame (SO), Isaiah Magdaleno (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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