La Salle Academy and Cumberland are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The La Salle Academy Rams will challenge the Cumberland Clippers on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Salle Academy: 3.7, Cumberland: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Salle Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Pilgrim. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Salle Academy.
Patrick Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, La Salle Academy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Bautista, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cumberland entered their tilt with Lincoln with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They won by a run and slipped past the Lions 3-2.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Cumberland, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
La Salle Academy came up short against Cumberland when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-2. Can La Salle Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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