La Salle Academy is on a three-game streak of home losses, Mt. Hope a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The La Salle Academy Rams will take on the Mt. Hope Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. La Salle Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Hope will be coming in after a defeat.
La Salle Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Lincoln by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Matt Destefanis, who gave up just three hits to keep Lincoln off the board.
On the hitting side, Brady Collins was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caden Calabro was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope came up short against Smithfield on Monday and fell 9-4.
Rhys Davies stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Kay, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got La Salle Academy back to even at 6-6. As for Mt. Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
La Salle Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Hope in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will La Salle Academy repeat their success, or does Mt. Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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