The Quincy Notre Dame Raiders will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Pleasant Hill Wolves at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Quincy Notre Dame: 2.2, Pleasant Hill: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Quincy Notre Dame is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Calhoun just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Quincy Notre Dame has scored all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Pleasant Hill's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carrollton. Pleasant Hill has not had much luck with Carrollton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ava Wombles and Emma Henderson did some serious damage despite the final result: Wombles went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Henderson went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Hannah Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Quincy Notre Dame's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2. As for Pleasant Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 17-3.
Everything went Quincy Notre Dame's way against Pleasant Hill in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Quincy Notre Dame made off with an 11-2 victory. Will Quincy Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Pleasant Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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