On Monday, Pilgrim faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pilgrim Patriots lost 9-3 to the La Salle Academy Rams. Pilgrim's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Henry Kearns was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dylan Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On La Salle Academy's side, Matt Destefanis tossed a big game, pitching eight innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Destefanis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Angelo Fuscellaro was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ed Walsh, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Pilgrim now has a losing record at 9-10. As for La Salle Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Pilgrim will be playing in front of their home fans against Exeter-West Greenwich at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pilgrim's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Exeter-West Greenwich's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for La Salle Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pilgrim at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (La Salle Academy: 3.8, Pilgrim: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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