Baseball Game Preview: Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas vs. La Salle College Explorers

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is 1-8 against La Salle College since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Friars/Pandas will host the Explorers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic 4, La Salle College 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Father Judge 5-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Friars/Pandas' seventh straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Danny Buckton looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

Michael Coleman

Runs (Career)

05/18/25 @ Father Judge	3
04/24/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara	2
04/14/25 vs La Salle College	2
04/12/25 @ Haverford School	2
04/29/24 @ Cardinal O'Hara	2

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Friel, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, La Salle College won against Devon Prep on Saturday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Sunday. The Explorers beat the Tide by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. The Explorers haven't had any issues with the Tide recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for La Salle College, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.