Baseball Preview: Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas vs. La Salle College Explorers
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is 1-6 against La Salle College since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas will head out on the road to take on the La Salle College Explorers at 4:00 p.m. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Tower Hill (and have done all season long). Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic put the hurt on Tower Hill with a sharp 12-1 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic.
Michael Klawansky looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jaxon Kehoe and Irv Fisher did most of the damage at the plate: Kehoe scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Fisher scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Fisher has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Quinn Bryan was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, La Salle College unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Pittston.
La Salle College saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Schmidt, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for La Salle College, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like La Salle College struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic came up short against La Salle College when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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