La Salle College is 8-0 against Conwell-Egan Catholic since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The La Salle College Explorers will head out on the road to challenge the Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles at 4:00 p.m. La Salle College is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
La Salle College scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-6 margin over Holy Ghost Prep. The result was nothing new for La Salle College, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jack Pye looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, La Salle College let Antonio Astolfi and Andrew Bogansky loose on the outfield. Astolfi scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Bogansky went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Kevin Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Conwell-Egan Catholic fell victim to Neumann-Goretti and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 1-0. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Conwell-Egan Catholic in their matchups with Neumann-Goretti: they've now lost six in a row.
La Salle College pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Conwell-Egan Catholic, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1.
La Salle College came out on top in a nail-biter against Conwell-Egan Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will La Salle College repeat their success, or does Conwell-Egan Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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