Elder and La Salle are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Elder Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the La Salle Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Elder suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Harrison. Elder has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, La Salle entered their tilt with Lebanon with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Saturday.
La Salle got a great performance from Xander Schneider as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, La Salle let Isaac Goldschmidt and Tyler Forest loose on the outfield. Goldschmidt scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Forest went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Schroer, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Elder now has a losing record at 4-5. As for La Salle, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Elder came out on top in a nail-biter against La Salle in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 11-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elder since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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