The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face off against the Magnolia Blue Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Lewis County hit Notre Dame with a eight-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fighting Irish fell 10-7 to the Minutemen.
Jovanni Minnocci
| 03/19/25 vs Hundred | 5 |
| 04/24/25 vs Harman | 4 |
| 04/07/25 vs Valley | 4 |
| 05/08/25 vs Lewis County | 3 |
| 05/07/25 vs Braxton County | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Jovanni Minnocci made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Notre Dame is 5-2 when Minnocci posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Magnolia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-3 to Wirt County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Magnolia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Loy, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Magnolia's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Notre Dame, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Magnolia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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