Baseball Recap: St. Joseph-By-The-Sea Extends Winning Streak to Five

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Previous 5 Games

05/29/25 vs St. Raymond Boys	8-6
05/24/25 vs Iona Prep	6-1
05/18/25 vs Iona Prep	9-5
05/16/25 vs St. Peter's	10-5
05/15/25 vs Archbishop Stepinac	1-0

St. Joseph-by-the-Sea had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the St. Raymond Boys Ravens. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 2-0 win back in April.

John Gano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Gano was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Anthony Garofalo looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.

Back at the plate, Anthony Molinini and Randy Rivera did most of the damage at the plate: Molinini got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Rivera went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave Rivera a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Vincent Petruzzelli, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

St. Joseph-by-the-Sea kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

St. Joseph-by-the-Sea pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for St. Raymond Boys, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.

St. Joseph-by-the-Sea does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Raymond Boys, they will square off against Archbishop Stepinac at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.