After losing to Oak Lawn the last time they met, De La Salle decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The De La Salle Meteors came out on top against the Oak Lawn Spartans by a score of 9-4 on Saturday. With that victory, De La Salle brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Nick Arvites looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Angel Castro, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Dasaan Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Oak Lawn's side, Ethan Collins was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Collins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Collins was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
De La Salle pushed their record up to 19-14 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Oak Lawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-16.
De La Salle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Lawn, they will be playing at home against Crete-Monee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Crete-Monee's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches.
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