Notre Dame is 0-3 against San Gorgonio since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Notre Dame Titans will be playing at home against the San Gorgonio Spartans at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Notre Dame beat Carter 5-2. The victory was just what Notre Dame needed coming off of a 13-3 loss in their prior match.
Brandon Sanchez made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Daniel Hernandez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
San Gorgonio proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Norte Vista.
San Gorgonio also got a great performance from Andy Contreras as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, San Gorgonio's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dominik Remus-Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for San Gorgonio, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.
Notre Dame couldn't quite finish off San Gorgonio when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Gorgonio's James Macias, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Notre Dame knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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