La Salle Academy faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Rams sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Skippers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Axel Dasilva
| 05/27/25 vs North Kingstown | 3 |
| 04/30/25 vs Cranston East | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Smithfield | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Moses Brown | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Bishop Hendricken | 1 |
La Salle Academy let Axel Dasilva and David Cavalloro run wild. Dasilva went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and three runs, while Cavalloro got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Those three runs gave Dasilva a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adryan Urena, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
La Salle Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Kingstown, they dropped their record down to 13-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. La Salle Academy will take on rival Bishop Hendricken at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rams 3.4, the Hawks 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, North Kingstown is set to face off against their familiar foe Smithfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Skippers 3.8, the Sentinels 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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