Notre Dame Academy is 8-0 against Holy Cross since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Notre Dame Academy Pandas will look to defend their home field against the Holy Cross Indians at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Notre Dame Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Conner out 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Notre Dame Academy.
Abby Turnpaugh was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Turnpaugh was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Holy Cross' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They suffered a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Cooper. Holy Cross has struggled against Cooper recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Holy Cross saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Suzette Klaiss, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Notre Dame Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Holy Cross, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
Notre Dame Academy took their win against Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Notre Dame Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Cross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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