De La Salle had lost 19 games straight , but after bumping their record up to 7-20 on Saturday that streak is in the rearview. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers. This was a revenge game for the Meteors: when they faced off against the Chargers on Thursday, they had to take a 11-10 defeat.
Francisco Rodriguez
| 05/10/25 vs Aurora Central Catholic | 7 |
| 05/03/25 @ Montini Catholic | 5 |
| 04/28/25 vs Fenwick | 4 |
| 03/22/25 @ Marian Catholic | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Marmion | 3 |
Francisco Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, earning two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Xavier Castro was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
As for Aurora Central Catholic, they moved to 14-11 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Aurora Central Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Curry, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. De La Salle is set to take on their familiar foe IC Catholic Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic will face off against rival Marmion at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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