The La Salle Academy Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pilgrim Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with La Salle Academy sitting on 34 straight victories dating back to last season and Pilgrim on eight.
La Salle Academy will head into Saturday's matchup having proved themselves against Moses Brown: La Salle Academy took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Moses Brown, but they managed to turn things around on Saturday. La Salle Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Moses Brown and snuck past 3-1.
Hailey Vigneau looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Giuliana Ialongo and Phoenyx Silva did most of the damage at the plate: Ialongo scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Silva went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Moses Brown with a sharp 11-1 win.
Gretchen Dombeck made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Dombeck has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Dombeck was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Pilgrim let Genna D?Amato and Madison Tuirok loose on the outfield. D?Amato scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Tuirok scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Carli Harker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
La Salle Academy's victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. As for Pilgrim, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Tuesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. La Salle Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. However, it's not like Pilgrim struggles in that department as they've averaged .330. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went La Salle Academy's way against Pilgrim when the teams last played back in April as La Salle Academy made off with a 24-6 win. Does La Salle Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pilgrim turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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