Preview: Episcopal Academy Churchmen vs. La Salle College Explorers
The Episcopal Academy Churchmen will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the La Salle College Explorers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Episcopal Academy had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Penncrest a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, La Salle College took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (barely). They skirted past Council Rock South 5-3.
Cole Kochanowicz looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, La Salle College got a massive performance out of Antonio Astolfi, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake McNesby, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Episcopal Academy came up short against La Salle College when the teams last played back in March of 2018, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Episcopal Academy, Joseph Miller (who didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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