Notre Dame (SO) is 9-1 against St. Francis since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will look to defend their home field against the St. Francis Golden Knights at 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame (SO) is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Friday, Notre Dame (SO) got themselves on the board against El Dorado, but El Dorado never followed suit. They came out on top against the Golden Hawks by a score of 4-0. Four seems to be a good number for Notre Dame (SO) as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Levi Sterling was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Sterling has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sterling was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Madrid was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Dominic Cadiz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Francis was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Heritage. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Francis.
Notre Dame (SO)'s victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6-1. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Notre Dame (SO) beat St. Francis 5-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Notre Dame (SO) have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Francis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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