La Salle faced Nelson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. La Salle might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Nelson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Nelson apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
La Salle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Declan O'Brien, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that O'Brien hit this season.
This is the second loss in a row for La Salle and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Nelson, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Looking ahead, La Salle will square off against Tualatin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Salle 3.4, Tualatin 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Nelson, they will challenge Lake Oswego at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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