It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Salle Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Pilgrim Patriots by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Salle Academy.
Patrick Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, La Salle Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Bautista, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Pilgrim, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11.
La Salle Academy will take on Cumberland on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cumberland: 3.1, La Salle Academy: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Pilgrim does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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