La Salle College and Archbishop Wood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The La Salle College Explorers will play host again on Monday to welcome the Archbishop Wood Vikings, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. La Salle College will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Saturday, La Salle College got themselves on the board against Haverford School, but Haverford School never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Fords. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win La Salle College has managed all season.
Chris Correll tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matt Gannon, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was David Vozzo, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Wood didn't have quite enough to beat Cardinal O'Hara on Friday and fell 3-1. Archbishop Wood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Archbishop Wood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Gozdan, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
La Salle College pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Archbishop Wood, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
La Salle College's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's match. La Salle College has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Archbishop Wood, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will La Salle College continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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