The La Salle College Explorers will challenge the Hazleton Area Cougars on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as La Salle College comes in on 12 and Hazleton Area on 14.
La Salle College is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Downingtown East onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Jack Pye and Cole Kochanowicz dominated on the mound. Pye didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched, while Kochanowicz didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Kochanowicz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Hazleton Area faced Neshaminy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hazleton Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Neshaminy and snuck past 2-0.
Not much got past Antonio Doganiero, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Neshaminy off the board.
On the hitting side, Hazleton Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Racho, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
La Salle College is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Hazleton Area, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
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