La Salle fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bishop Amat on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bishop Amat Lancers by a score of 5-4. La Salle has not had much luck with Bishop Amat recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
La Salle got a good showing from Adrian Hernandez, who kept things locked down with no earned run or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Moses Aguirre was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Cardenas, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Bishop Amat's side, Daniel Albidrez looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Albidrez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bishop Amat's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Raymond Perez, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
La Salle's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Bishop Amat, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Salle will face off against Bishop Montgomery at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. La Salle's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Bishop Montgomery's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop Amat, they will head out on the road to take on Temple City at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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