The Central Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the Archbishop Wood Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Philadelphia Performing Arts as they made off with a 20-1 win. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
La Salle College typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Archbishop Wood proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Explorers 1-0. The game was the first time the Vikings have beaten the Explorers on their field since April 4, 2022.
The result came thanks to Richie Bayachek's shutout, as he gave up just six hits.
On the hitting side, Archbishop Wood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Cavallaro, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Central's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Wood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Central suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Archbishop Wood when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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