Softball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for St. Joseph Notre Dame

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Previous Games

05/16/25 vs California School for the Deaf	13-3
05/14/25 vs Head-Royce	11-3
05/07/25 vs Lick-Wilmerding	17-2
05/06/25 vs Redwood Christian	13-0
05/02/25 @ Head-Royce	4-2
+ 5 more games

St. Joseph Notre Dame entered their tilt with California School for the Deaf on Friday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 13-3 win. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 17-1 win back in April.

Cassandra Sanchez made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame got a big performance out of Ella Schwartz, who got on base in two of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases Schwartz has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Reagan Bowman, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for California School for the Deaf, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-4.

St. Joseph Notre Dame has already played their next match, an 18-0 defeat against Acalanes on the 21st. As for California School for the Deaf, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-5 loss against Piedmont on the 20th.