Baseball Preview: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders vs. St. Francis Red Raiders
The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the St. Francis Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
St. Francis' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute had not allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute never let St. Mary's onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.
Bryce Cureo tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, Bryce Mucica was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Travis Greco was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Francis narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Williamsville North 6-5.
Thomas Utter looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Joseph Panzarella was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for St. Francis, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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