While Notre Dame (SO) put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for St. Francis. The Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Golden Knights, sneaking past 1-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Not much got past JuJu Diaz-Jones, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep St. Francis off the board. Diaz-Jones has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame (SO) saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malakye Matsumoto, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Knights
| 05/05/25 vs St. Francis | 1-0 |
| 05/02/25 vs Loyola | 8-6 |
| 04/29/25 vs Loyola | 6-2 |
| 04/23/25 vs La Salle | 4-0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Valencia | 7-4 |
| + 6 more games |
Notre Dame (SO)'s win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-13. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-17.
Notre Dame (SO) will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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