Preview: Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions vs. Monsignor Pace Spartans
Immaculata-La Salle is 0-10 against Monsignor Pace since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions will head out on the road to take on the Monsignor Pace Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Immaculata-La Salle fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Riviera Prep on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that Immaculata-La Salle has lost by just one run.
Hector Sosa was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Sosa was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Nicholas Trontz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two doubles. Derrick Paz was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Pace put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past iMater Charter 10-3. The result was nothing new for Monsignor Pace, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Carmani Boozer tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Sean Duffin was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Kramer, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles.
This is the second loss in a row for Immaculata-La Salle and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Monsignor Pace, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Immaculata-La Salle hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Monsignor Pace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Immaculata-La Salle might still be hurting after the 14-5 loss they got from Monsignor Pace in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Immaculata-La Salle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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