La Salle College waltzed into their game on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Neumann-Goretti Saints. That's two games straight that La Salle College has won by exactly three runs.
La Salle College got a great performance from Jack Pye as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Pye has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, La Salle College's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matt Gannon, who went 1-for-3 with a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Hawley, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
La Salle College's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. As for Neumann-Goretti, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Salle College will take on Central at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. La Salle College is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Neumann-Goretti, they will be playing at home against Masterman at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neumann-Goretti's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Masterman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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