Baseball Preview: La Salle Lancers vs. Bishop Amat Lancers
La Salle is 1-9 against Bishop Amat since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The La Salle Lancers will look to defend their home field against the Bishop Amat Lancers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Salle: 2.3, Bishop Amat: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Salle entered their tilt with Providence with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Pioneers on Friday as they made off with a 7-1 victory.
Adrian Hernandez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, La Salle let Andrew-Cody Nieto and Isaiah Romero loose on the outfield. Nieto scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Romero scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Peter Callihan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop Amat came up short against West Ranch on Saturday and fell 5-2. Bishop Amat has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bishop Amat also got a good showing from Daniel Albidrez, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Raymond Castro was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
La Salle pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bishop Amat, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
La Salle came up short against Bishop Amat when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-0. Will La Salle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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