Softball Preview: La Salle Academy Rams vs. Chariho Chargers
La Salle Academy is 8-2 against Chariho since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The La Salle Academy Rams will be playing at home against the Chariho Chargers at 4:00 p.m. La Salle Academy will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
La Salle Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Prout (and have done all season long). Everything went La Salle Academy's way against Prout on Thursday as La Salle Academy made off with a 13-1 win. 13 seems to be a good number for La Salle Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hailey Vigneau spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, La Salle Academy got a massive performance out of Phoenyx Silva, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Diana Hall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chariho faced Pilgrim in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Chariho fell just short of Pilgrim by a score of 6-4.
La Salle Academy's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Chariho, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8-1.
La Salle Academy beat Chariho 4-1 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chariho's Adriana Jeannenot, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will La Salle Academy still be able to contain Jeannenot? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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