La Salle Academy is 8-2 against St. Mary Academy-Bay View since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The La Salle Academy Rams will head out on the road to challenge the St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Salle Academy has 24 straight victories, St. Mary Academy-Bay View has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked first). Everything went La Salle Academy's way against North Kingstown on Wednesday as La Salle Academy made off with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for La Salle Academy, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kayleigh Gouchie tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elle Kershaw, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Diana Hall, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Academy-Bay View came up short against Pilgrim on Wednesday and fell 4-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Mary Academy-Bay View has scored all season.
La Salle Academy pushed their record up to 10-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
La Salle Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Mary Academy-Bay View when the teams last played back in June of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will La Salle Academy repeat their success, or does St. Mary Academy-Bay View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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