The Birmingham Patriots will take on the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Birmingham fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against West Ranch on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 6-5. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Camila Guillen was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Martinez, who went 3-for-5 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame (SO) had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Tologs. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Notre Dame (SO) also got a great performance from Aliyah Garcia as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Garcia has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charley Tapia, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Luderer, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Notre Dame (SO) was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Notre Dame (SO)'s victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Birmingham, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Birmingham suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Notre Dame (SO) in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Birmingham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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