On Saturday, Notre Dame (SO) faced Westlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Notre Dame (SO) Knights fell just short of the Westlake Warriors by a score of 3-2. Notre Dame (SO) was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Westlake apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2018.
Notre Dame (SO) saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Sterling, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Sterling has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. John Trainor was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Notre Dame (SO) hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
On Westlake's side, Dylan Ramsey looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Notre Dame (SO)'s loss dropped their record down to 18-9-1. As for Westlake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Notre Dame (SO) nor Westlake have any future games scheduled.
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