The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will square off against the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame (SO) will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Notre Dame (SO) barely beat Louisville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights blew past the Royals 13-3 on Tuesday. Considering the Knights have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aliyah Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nadia Ledon, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Molly Coppola, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.
Notre Dame (SO) kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Harvard-Westlake came up short against Chaminade on Tuesday and fell 8-3. The Wolverines haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Notre Dame (SO)'s victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Harvard-Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Notre Dame (SO) took their victory against Harvard-Westlake in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 17-2 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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