The Niles Notre Dame Dons will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Loyola Academy Ramblers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Niles Notre Dame will be strutting in after a win while Loyola Academy will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Niles Notre Dame was able to grind out a solid victory over Maine West, taking the game 7-3. The Dons haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Corey Cisneroz looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Cisneroz, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Tony Szwedo, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Loyola Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lane Tech on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Niles Notre Dame now has a winning record of 1-0-1. As for Loyola Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Niles Notre Dame came out on top in a nail-biter against Loyola Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will Niles Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Loyola Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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