Baseball Game Preview: St. Peter's Eagles vs. Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders

The St. Peter's Eagles will square off against the Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. St. Peter's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

St. Peter's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cardinal Hayes as they made off with an 18-0 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Aidan Whorton looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit any time he's pitched this season.

Ayden Rosario

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/25 vs Cardinal Hayes	3
03/15/25 @ Curtis	2
03/13/25 vs St. Mary's	2
04/15/25 vs Mt. St. Michael Academy	1
03/27/25 vs Richmond Hill	1

On the hitting side, St. Peter's got a massive performance out of Ayden Rosario, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave Rosario a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Justin Levine, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double.

St. Peter's was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Monsignor Scanlan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against Fordham Prep, falling 10-0.

Monsignor Scanlan's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for St. Peter's, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Peter's has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Monsignor Scanlan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.