De La Salle came tearing into Saturday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Leo Lions a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for De La Salle considering their one-run performance the match before.
Mateo Acevedo looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Esteban Franco was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Francisco Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Leo's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Dunn, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
De La Salle's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-12. As for Leo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18-1.
De La Salle will have a chance to go back-to-back against Leo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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