Baseball Preview: St. Peter's Eagles vs. Iona Prep Gaels
St. Peter has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Iona Prep Gaels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
St. Peter's stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cardinal Hayes an 11-0 shutout.
Johnny Baker looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, St. Peter's let Ty Mainolfi and Anthony Macaluso loose on the outfield. Mainolfi scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Macaluso scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mainolfi has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Varvaro, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Iona Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Mavericks with a sharp 11-2 win.
St. Peter's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Iona Prep, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
St. Peter's was able to grind out a solid victory over Iona Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Peter's since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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