Pilgrim is 2-8 against La Salle Academy since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pilgrim Patriots will head out on the road to take on the La Salle Academy Rams at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Pilgrim was able to grind out a solid victory over Exeter-West Greenwich, taking the game 4-1.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy faced Pilgrim in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Everything went La Salle Academy's way against Pilgrim as La Salle Academy made off with a 9-3 win. The result was nothing new for La Salle Academy, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Matt Destefanis tossed a big game, tossing eight innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Angelo Fuscellaro, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ed Walsh, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
The victory got Pilgrim back to even at 10-10. As for La Salle Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Pilgrim suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to La Salle Academy in their previous meeting on Monday. Can Pilgrim avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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