Baseball Recap: 14 Straight Home Victories for Iona Prep

By Team Reports May 29, 2025, 3:11pm

Baseball Recap: Iona Prep Gaels vs. St. Francis Prep Terriers

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There's no place like home for Iona Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the St. Francis Prep Terriers 3-2. The Gaels haven't had any issues with the Terriers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Shane Jelenevsky tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Devin Diaz was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Guzman, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

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Previous Games (Home)

05/29/25 vs St. Francis Prep3-2
05/23/25 vs Archbishop Stepinac7-0
05/17/25 vs Moore Catholic5-0
05/15/25 vs St. Raymond Boys4-0
05/01/25 vs Monsignor Scanlan11-0
+ 9 more games

Iona Prep's victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for St. Francis Prep, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-10.

As of now, neither Iona Prep nor the Terriers have any future games scheduled.

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