La Salle College is 9-1 against Father Judge since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The La Salle College Explorers will challenge the Father Judge Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. La Salle College is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
La Salle College is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Archbishop Wood a 7-0 shutout. La Salle College might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Jack Pye tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, La Salle College got a big performance out of David Vozzo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Gannon, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Conwell-Egan Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Father Judge proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Eagles 4-2.
Dave Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Shane Hayes was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jason Lebold was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
La Salle College's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Father Judge, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Father Judge's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: La Salle College hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Father Judge, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain La Salle College's hitters?
La Salle College skirted past Father Judge 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Salle College since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
