Boylan Catholic lost against LaSalle-Peru back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Titans fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 4-3.
Boylan Catholic got a good showing from Aidan Baluch, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Baluch a new career-low in walks (zero).

Noah McDermott
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At the plate, Noah McDermott was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Boylan Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-9-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Michael Davenport, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Boylan Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for LaSalle-Peru, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
When Boylan Catholic and LaSalle-Peru next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Titans will try to stop Freeport's four-game winning streak when they meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, LaSalle-Peru will challenge Sycamore and their six-game winning streak at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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