Baseball Recap: Nelson Takes Down Ranked La Salle

Nelson faced La Salle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Nelson came out on top against La Salle by a score of 4-1. For Nelson, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 victory La Salle walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Nelson

Previous 5 Games

03/31/25 vs La Salle	4-1
03/27/25 vs Pueblo Central	5-3
03/26/25 vs Denver Christian	10-0
03/25/25 vs Idaho Falls	12-4
03/24/25 vs Doherty	12-3

The win was the fifth in a row for Nelson, bringing their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for La Salle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Coming up, Nelson will be playing at home against Lake Oswego at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for La Salle, they will head out on the road to face off against Tualatin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Salle 3.4, Tualatin 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.