The La Salle Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Genevieve Valiants at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. La Salle will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
La Salle is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand St. Mary's Academy a 26-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Havana Pagan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
Olivia Ferrari
| 03/25/25 @ St. Mary's Academy | 3 |
| 03/19/24 vs Bishop Montgomery | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Flintridge Prep | 1 |
| 04/16/24 @ Ramona Convent | 1 |
In other batting news, Olivia Ferrari was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jessica Young, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
La Salle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .673. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve made easy work of St. Bernard on Tuesday and carried off a 24-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Valiants in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won nine in a row.
La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. St. Genevieve now has a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went La Salle's way against St. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, as La Salle made off with a 15-4 victory. Does La Salle have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Genevieve turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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