Notre Dame had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Robbinsville Ravens and snuck past 2-1. For Notre Dame, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 loss Robbinsville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Rylee Michalak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emma Marchese, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Notre Dame's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for Robbinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-3.
Notre Dame will be playing at home against Bordentown at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bordentown will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Robbinsville, they are on the road again on Friday to play Hightstown at 3:30 p.m. Robbinsville's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Hightstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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