La Salle Academy is 3-0 against Prout since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The La Salle Academy Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Prout Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. La Salle Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
La Salle Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Coventry (and have done all season long). La Salle Academy put the hurt on Coventry with a sharp 13-0 win on Tuesday. La Salle Academy's victory was all the more impressive since Coventry was averaging only 3.77 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Kayleigh Ventura, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Roumelis, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
Meanwhile, Prout faced Pilgrim in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Prout fell 4-1 to Pilgrim. That's two games in a row now that Prout has lost by exactly three runs.
Prout saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Green, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
La Salle Academy pushed their record up to 15-0 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Prout, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. La Salle Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Prout struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
La Salle Academy beat Prout 5-1 in their previous meeting last Sunday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Prout's Lucy Kaiser, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will La Salle Academy still be able to contain Kaiser? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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