The Notre Dame Titans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Notre Dame: 1.5, Strasburg-Franklin: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Notre Dame is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Mechanicsburg onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Notre Dame, who have now won 18 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Strasburg-Franklin entered their tilt with Valley with 20 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 21. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 2-0.
Not much got past Amelia Spidell, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Valley off the board. Spidell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Strasburg-Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miley Reifenschneider, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Olivia Spidell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Notre Dame has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Strasburg-Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 28-3.
Notre Dame came up short against Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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