Baseball Recap: La Salle Gets the Win

La Salle won the last time they faced Northview and things went their way on Saturday too. The La Salle Lancers had just enough and edged out the Northview Vikings 7-5. That's two games straight that the Lancers have won by exactly two runs.

Frane Flores was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He is becoming a predictor of La Salle's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Flores was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. He also put up a run, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Jesse Rios was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Travis Ochoa also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Lancers

Batting Average

03/01/25 vs Northview	40.7%
02/28/25 @ St. Paul	33.3%
02/26/25 vs San Dimas	20%
02/22/25 vs Crescenta Valley	25.9%
02/19/25 @ South Hills	12.5%
+ 7 more games

La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

La Salle has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. Northview's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Looking ahead, La Salle will be playing at home against Paraclete at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Salle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Paraclete's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northview, they will head out to take on Kaiser at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.