La Salle Academy is on a 24-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Taunton is on a 19-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Rams will host the Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Salle Academy 1.4, Taunton 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Pilgrim, who was ranked second at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked first). The Rams had just enough and edged out the Patriots 7-6. The win continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won five in a row.
Hailey Vigneau
| 05/15/25 vs Pilgrim | 1 |
| 05/12/25 vs Coventry | 2 |
| 05/08/25 @ Chariho | 1 |
| 05/04/25 vs Silver Lake Regional | 1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Moses Brown | 1 |
| 04/27/25 @ Newtown | 1 |
Hailey Vigneau spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Phoenyx Silva, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Ring, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
La Salle Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Taunton got themselves on the board against Sharon on Wednesday, but Sharon never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 17-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Taunton's win bumped their record up to 15-0. As for La Salle Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 19-0.
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