The La Salle Lancers will head out to square off against the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. La Salle will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
If La Salle beats Notre Dame (SO) with five runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Lancers walked away with a 5-2 win over Loyola last Tuesday.
Nico Armendariz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
Andrew Klein
| 04/15/25 vs Loyola | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Pasadena | 2 |
| 02/28/25 @ St. Paul | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs San Dimas | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Cathedral | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Klein, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chris Cardenas, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Notre Dame (SO) nor Bishop Amat made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Knights fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2.
JuJu Diaz-Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame (SO) saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phelan Bucknor, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple was Bucknor's first of the season.
La Salle's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame (SO), their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
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