On Friday, Pilgrim faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pilgrim Patriots had just enough and edged the La Salle Academy Rams out 2-1. The win was familiar territory for Pilgrim who now have three in a row.
Pilgrim's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack McConnell, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. McConnell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On La Salle Academy's side, Patrick Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched.
Pilgrim's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-9. As for La Salle Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Pilgrim will have a chance to go back-to-back against La Salle Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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