The St. Bernard Vikings will face off against the La Salle Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Bernard made up a huge gap compared to their last game against St. Mary's Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. St. Bernard blew past St. Mary's Academy 19-7 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, La Salle entered their tilt with St. Genevieve on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victors by a 14-6 margin over the Valiants. Considering the Lancers have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia Ferrari spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Havana Pagan was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Layla Loya, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .410. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
La Salle pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Bernard, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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