La Salle Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Pilgrim Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. La Salle Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Pilgrim's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Pilgrim, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked ninth). La Salle Academy fell just short of Pilgrim by a score of 2-1 on Friday.
Patrick Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, La Salle Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Bautista, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
La Salle Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for Pilgrim, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-9.
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