On Wednesday, Neumann-Goretti faced La Salle College in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Neumann-Goretti Saints walked away with a 5-2 win over the La Salle College Explorers. The victory was nothing new for Neumann-Goretti as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jayce Park spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Neumann-Goretti saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On La Salle College's side, Logan Potter was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
Neumann-Goretti's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for La Salle College, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Neumann-Goretti will look to defend their home field on Monday against Father Judge at 4:00 p.m. Neumann-Goretti is on a six-game streak of home wins, Father Judge a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. La Salle College will take on William Penn Charter at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Salle College's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so William Penn Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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