The St. Genevieve Valiants will take on the La Salle Lancers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
St. Genevieve is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against St. Bernard on Tuesday as St. Genevieve made off with a 24-7 victory. The Valiants haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, La Salle entered their tilt with St. Mary's Academy on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Belles a 26-0 shutout. Considering the Lancers have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Havana Pagan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Olivia Ferrari was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jessica Young, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .610. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in five consecutive contests.
St. Genevieve pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for La Salle, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
St. Genevieve might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from La Salle in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can St. Genevieve avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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