The St. Genevieve Valiants will head out on the road to face off against the La Salle Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Genevieve's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past St. Bernard 23-0.
Meanwhile, La Salle waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Comets as they made off with a 6-0 victory. The Lancers' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Havana Pagan made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Aria Davis was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Jadyn Shaver was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .382 or higher in six consecutive games.
La Salle pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for St. Genevieve, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
St. Genevieve suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to La Salle in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Valiants avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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