The Carlmont Scots will venture away from home to take on the Notre Dame Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carlmont has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Notre Dame will arrive with seven straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Carlmont's offense. They fell just short of Hillsdale by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Scots have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They blew past Menlo-Atherton 13-1. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Allison Lui made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Truong, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and one run. Those three doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Hogan, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one double.
Notre Dame kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Menlo-Atherton only managed one hit.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 13-3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Carlmont, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
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