Baseball Game Preview: De La Salle Meteors vs. Marian Catholic Spartans

The De La Salle Meteors will venture away from home to challenge the Marian Catholic Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marian Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on De La Salle, who comes in off a win.

On Friday, De La Salle made easy work of Clemente and carried off a 13-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Meteors.

Kaleb Navarro

Batters Struck Out

03/21/25 vs Clemente	7
06/03/24 vs Lemont	1
05/01/24 @ Aurora Central Catholic	2
04/25/24 vs St. Francis	9

Kaleb Navarro made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Jenaro Negron was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Francisco Rodriguez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Marian Catholic lost 10-4 to Brother Rice on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost five in a row.

De La Salle's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 11.6 runs thus far As for Marian Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.