Baseball Preview: St. Anthony Saints vs. St. Genevieve Valiants
St. Anthony has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the St. Genevieve Valiants at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so St. Genevieve's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Anthony's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past St. Genevieve 13-0.
Tyler Cazares made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Cazares has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cazares was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, St. Anthony got a massive performance out of Ryan Vega, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Erik Metz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Anthony pushed their record up to 16-6-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for St. Genevieve, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
St. Genevieve's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Anthony has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .431. It's a different story for St. Genevieve, though, as they've only averaged .347. Will they be able to contain St. Anthony's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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