Baseball Game Preview: La Salle Falcons vs. Hood River Valley Eagles

For the second straight game, La Salle will face off against Hood River Valley. The Falcons will take on the Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Salle is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.

La Salle's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Hood River Valley. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

The result came thanks to Declan O'Brien's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Schweitzer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

La Salle pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hood River Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.