
Explorers
04/24/25 vs Roman Catholic | 6-1 |
04/22/25 @ Neumann-Goretti | 7-2 |
04/16/25 vs Shipley | 13-0 |
04/14/25 @ Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic | 5-4 |
04/09/25 vs Lansdale Catholic | 15-0 |
+ 7 more games |
La Salle College strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Roman Catholic Cahillite. That's two games straight that the Explorers have won by exactly five runs.
La Salle College got a great performance from Vince Riley as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave Riley a new career-high.
At the plate, Dan Murray was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and two runs. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Schmidt, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
La Salle College hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roman Catholic struck out ten times.
La Salle College's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Roman Catholic, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
La Salle College has already played their next game, a 16-3 defeat against Holy Ghost Prep on the 25th. As for Roman Catholic, they will venture away from home to square off against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cahillite's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Friars/Pandas have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps