The La Salle Lancers will head out to take on the Crespi Celts at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. La Salle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Crespi's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
La Salle fell victim to Notre Dame (SO) and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The Lancers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
La Salle saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Frane Flores, who went 1-for-2 with one triple. That triple was Flores' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Crespi won against Bishop Alemany two weeks ago with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Celts were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over Saugus. Considering the Celts have won six games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson Eisenhauer looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Stonehouse, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Troy Miller was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The win was the third in a row for Crespi, bringing their record up to 17-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for La Salle, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
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