Notre Dame put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Castilleja Gators with a sharp 14-5 win. The victory was nothing new for Notre Dame as they're now sitting on three straight.
Hailey Truong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Truong was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Allison Lui was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Juliette Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Castilleja's side, Katherine Cheng was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Foster, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Castilleja, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Notre Dame will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Los Altos at 4:00 p.m. Notre Dame's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Los Altos' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Castilleja, they will head out on the road to take on Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Castilleja is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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