De La Salle is 0-10 against St. Rita since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The De La Salle Meteors will look to defend their home field against the St. Rita Mustangs at 11:00 a.m.
On Thursday, De La Salle came up short against Oak Park-River Forest and fell 12-7.
Kenny Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Barboza, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Rita came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the.
Peyton Panozzo made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Panozzo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, St. Rita got a big performance out of Jackson Stanek, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was MJ McKinney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
De La Salle now has a losing record at 4-5. As for St. Rita, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. De La Salle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Rita struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
De La Salle couldn't quite finish off St. Rita in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 8-6. Will De La Salle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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