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

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Previous Games

04/14/25 - Away	5-4 W
04/22/24 - Home	7-5 W
05/08/23 - Away	8-4 W
05/11/22 - Home	2-3 L
05/12/21 - Home	2-1 W
+ 4 more games

La Salle College has gone 8-1 against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Explorers will square off against the Friars/Pandas at 4:00 p.m. La Salle College's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

If La Salle College beats Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic with six runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Explorers beat Devon Prep on Sunday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. The win continues a trend for the Explorers in their matchups with the Tide: they've now won nine in a row.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic had no problem doing just that on Sunday. They had just enough and edged out the Crusaders 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.

On the hitting side, 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.

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic has been performing well recently as 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 record now sits at 17-4.

La Salle College came out on top in a nail-biter against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Do the Explorers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Friars/Pandas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.