Father Judge is 1-9 against La Salle College since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Father Judge Crusaders will be staying on the road to face off against the La Salle College Explorers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Father Judge: 3.2, La Salle College: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Father Judge can't be too worried about heading out to take on La Salle College: they just beat Conwell-Egan Catholic at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Father Judge came out on top in a nail-biter against Conwell-Egan Catholic on Saturday and snuck past 4-2.
Dave Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shane Hayes, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jason Lebold was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, La Salle College rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for La Salle College, who have now won nine matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
La Salle College also got a great performance from Jack Pye as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, David Vozzo was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matt Gannon, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Father Judge has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for La Salle College, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
Father Judge couldn't quite finish off La Salle College in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pye, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Father Judge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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