The Lakewood Lancers will challenge the Bishop Hartley Hawks at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lakewood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bishop Hartley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Lakewood turned things around against Northridge on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hartley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over St. Francis DeSales on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Matt Galich made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Galich was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Nick Galich was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Vincent Mertz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Bishop Hartley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Bishop Hartley pushed their record up to 10-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
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