After both having extra time off, the La Salle Lancers and the St. Mary's Academy Belles will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Salle has five straight victories, St. Mary's Academy has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
La Salle's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
Havana Pagan
| 04/15/25 @ St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy | 9 |
| 04/12/25 @ Rio Hondo Prep | 7 |
| 03/25/25 @ St. Mary's Academy | 7 |
| 04/03/25 @ Sacred Heart of Jesus | 6 |
| 03/03/25 vs Mountain View | 6 |
Havana Pagan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, La Salle got a big performance out of Aria Davis, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Layla Loya, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .382 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, St. Mary's Academy was a bit more limited in their game two weeks ago. They came up short against Sacred Heart of Jesus, falling 21-1.
St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for La Salle, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
La Salle took their victory against St. Mary's Academy when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 26-0 score. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Belles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
