The La Salle Lancers will face off against the St. Genevieve Valiants at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Genevieve will be up against a hot La Salle squad: the team just extended their winning streak to seven. The Lancers' pitcher stepped up to hand Sacred Heart of Jesus a 6-0 shutout on Friday. Give the Lancers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Havana Pagan
| 05/02/25 vs Sacred Heart of Jesus | 5 |
| 05/01/25 vs St. Mary's Academy | 6 |
| 04/15/25 @ St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy | 9 |
| 04/12/25 @ Rio Hondo Prep | 7 |
Havana Pagan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aria Davis, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Jadyn Shaver was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .382 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve made easy work of St. Bernard on Thursday and carried off a 23-0 win.
La Salle pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Genevieve, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went La Salle's way against St. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in March, as La Salle made off with a 14-6 victory. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Valiants turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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