After only two runs in their last matchup, St. Joseph Notre Dame made sure to put some runs up on the board against Athenian on Monday. The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots blew past the Athenian Owls 11-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Joseph Notre Dame also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Noah Klube looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Zachary "Zach" Lopez and Robbie Fintland did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fintland scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was David Petti, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Athenian's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Joseph Notre Dame has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Athenian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
St. Joseph Notre Dame will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Redwood Christian at 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Athenian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Head-Royce at 4:00 p.m. Head-Royce's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Athenian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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