Father Ryan entered their tilt with La Salle with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the La Salle Lancers out 2-1.
Matthew Shorey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Father Ryan's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Catlin Hagan, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On La Salle's side, Adrian Hernandez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, La Salle saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Moses Aguirre, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Father Ryan's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for La Salle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Father Ryan will take on Overton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for La Salle, they are on the road again on Thursday to play South Pasadena at 3:15 p.m.
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