For the second straight game, Notre Dame Prep will face off against Mountain Pointe. The Saints will welcome the Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Notre Dame Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Notre Dame Prep turned things around against Mountain Pointe on Monday. They put the hurt on the Pride with a sharp 13-4 win. Considering the Saints have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Notre Dame Prep got a massive performance out of Sammy Swords, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits Swords has posted since back in March. Daelynn Flowers was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Notre Dame Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Pointe only posted a batting average of .214.
Notre Dame Prep's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Mountain Pointe, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13-1.
Mountain Pointe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Notre Dame Prep has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Mountain Pointe, though, as they've been averaging 10.2 hits. Given Notre Dame Prep's sizable advantage in that area, the Pride will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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