After a string of five wins, Vinton's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Notre Dame Pioneers by a score of 6-4. Vinton has not had much luck with Notre Dame recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Notre Dame's part, Valerie Brown and Lainey Stanford did most of the damage at the plate: Brown scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Stanford went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Malayna Daigle, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Vinton's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Notre Dame, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Vinton will head out on the road to take on Grand Lake at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Vinton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Notre Dame, they will be playing at home against Welsh at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Welsh's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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