La Salle College has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. La Salle College is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
La Salle College's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against William Penn Charter by a score of 3-0.
Chris Cavalcante tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, La Salle College's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aimon Chandler, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Archbishop Ryan's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Germantown Academy by a score of 3-1. Archbishop Ryan has not had much luck with Germantown Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Archbishop Ryan also got a good showing from Aiden Goldberg, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
La Salle College's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Archbishop Ryan, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday 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 Archbishop Ryan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went La Salle College's way against Archbishop Ryan when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as La Salle College made off with a 14-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Salle College since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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