Baseball Game Preview: Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas vs. Chichester Eagles

Friars/Pandas

Runs

05/05/25 @ Archbishop Carroll	8
05/03/25 @ Radnor	9
04/30/25 vs St. Joseph's Prep	3
04/28/25 vs Roman Catholic	7
04/26/25 vs Holy Ghost Prep	9
+ 13 more games

The Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas will venture away from home to square off against the Chichester Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic can't be too worried about heading out to take on Chichester: they just beat Archbishop Carroll at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Friars/Pandas came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 8-5 on Monday. The Friars/Pandas haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Michael Klawansky tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Ryan Friel and Sergio Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Friel went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Hernandez went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Joey Graziani was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Chichester narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Penncrest 8-7.

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chichester, their record now sits at 12-4.

Everything went Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's way against Chichester in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Friars/Pandas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.