It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bishop Amat ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the La Salle Lancers out 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bishop Amat.
Daniel Albidrez looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bishop Amat's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Raymond Perez, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On La Salle's side, they got a good showing from Adrian Hernandez, who kept things locked down with no earned run or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Moses Aguirre was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Cardenas, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Bishop Amat's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for La Salle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop Amat will square off against Temple City at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for La Salle, they will head out on the road to challenge Bishop Montgomery at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. La Salle is facing Bishop Montgomery at the right time seeing as Bishop Montgomery is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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