The Villa Madonna Vikings will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Notre Dame Academy Pandas at 5:30 p.m. Villa Madonna is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Villa Madonna suffered a tough 16-7 loss at the hands of Holy Cross.
Chloe Cotton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailee Greer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Villa Madonna didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only tossed four.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Notre Dame Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Holy Cross on Saturday. Notre Dame Academy blew past Holy Cross 16-1. The result was nothing new for Notre Dame Academy, who have now won five matchups by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Abby Turnpaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Turnpaugh was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Auberger was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Madi Jackson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Villa Madonna has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10-1 record this season. As for Notre Dame Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
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