The Mt. Hope Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the La Salle Academy Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Hope is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Mt. Hope came up short against Smithfield and fell 9-4.
Rhys Davies stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Kay, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy got themselves on the board against Lincoln on Monday, but Lincoln never followed suit. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Salle Academy.
The result came thanks to Matt Destefanis's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Brady Collins was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Calabro, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Mt. Hope's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for La Salle Academy, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Mt. Hope couldn't quite finish off La Salle Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Mt. Hope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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