The De La Salle Meteors will head out on the road to take on the Montini Catholic Broncos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but De La Salle had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Fenwick.
Kenny Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Esteban Franco was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montini Catholic entered their tilt with Hinsdale Central with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Devils on Friday and snuck past 10-8. Ten seems to be a good number for Montini Catholic as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cash Campbell and Drew Church were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Campbell struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Church pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Campbell scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Church went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Montini Catholic let Quinn Boyer and AJ Manganello loose on the outfield. Boyer scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Manganello got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
De La Salle now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Montini Catholic, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1.
De La Salle was able to grind out a solid victory over Montini Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. Will De La Salle repeat their success, or does Montini Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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