Damien unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the La Salle Lancers on Monday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
Damien got a good showing from Rudy O'Dell, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, O'Dell also gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Damien saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Corder, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Damien will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. John Bosco at 3:15 p.m. on March 3rd. As for La Salle, they will head out to take on South Hills on Wednesday.
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