Notre Dame fell victim to Monterey and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Monterey Dores by a score of 2-0. Notre Dame's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sophia Cardinale spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Notre Dame didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Monterey's side, not much got past Ella Myers, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Notre Dame off the board.
At the plate, Ashley Gallagher was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Notre Dame's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Monterey, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Notre Dame will head out on the road to take on Everett Alvarez at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Everett Alvarez: 3.2, Notre Dame: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Monterey, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Salinas at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salinas: 3.1, Monterey: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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