Ursuline Academy and Mount Notre Dame are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Ursuline Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against Mount Notre Dame at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ursuline Academy has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Mount Notre Dame will arrive with seven straight victories.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Ursuline Academy's offense. They suffered a rough 17-0 loss at the hands of Batavia on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Mount Notre Dame stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Seton with a sharp 11-1 win.
Audrey Gildea made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Gildea has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Gildea was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mount Notre Dame let Grace Pitzer and McKenna Manley loose on the outfield. Pitzer scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Manley went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Kat Zielinski, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Ursuline Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mount Notre Dame, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
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