The La Salle College Explorers will be playing at home against the Neumann-Goretti Saints at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with La Salle College sitting on eight straight wins and Neumann-Goretti on three.
La Salle College is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Father Judge a 3-0 shutout.
Logan Potter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, La Salle College saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Gannon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Neumann-Goretti narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic 4-3.
Neumann-Goretti also got a great performance from Jayce Park as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Park has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Dankanich was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-6. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Christian Cerone was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
La Salle College's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Neumann-Goretti, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. La Salle College has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Neumann-Goretti struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
La Salle College came up short against Neumann-Goretti in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Park, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Now that La Salle College knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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