Notre Dame won the last time they faced Mercy, and things went their way on Monday too. The Notre Dame Tigers walked away with a 4-1 win over the Mercy Bears. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Notre Dame.
Allison Lui spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Katie Johnson and Skylar Loo did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Loo went 2-for-2 with a triple and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliette Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Mercy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was E Gonsalves, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Mercy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10-1 record this season.
Notre Dame will head out on the road to take on Castilleja at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame is facing Castilleja at the right time seeing as Castilleja is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Mercy, they will head out on the road to square off against King's Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Academy will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Mercy surely won't give up without a fight.
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