The Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish will face off against the Croswell-Lexington Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Notre Dame Prep 2.1, Croswell-Lexington 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Notre Dame Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past University of Detroit Jesuit 9-2. The Fighting Irish not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 26th (when they won 10-0).
Meanwhile, Croswell-Lexington has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.75 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Branch. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Notre Dame Prep's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Croswell-Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Notre Dame Prep took their win against Croswell-Lexington when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 16-4 score. Will the Fighting Irish repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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