Baseball Recap: Moore Catholic Mavericks vs. St. Peter's Eagles
Moore Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Peter's Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Moore Catholic of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
Moore Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Frank DiGirolamo, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On St. Peter's side, Christopher Villalona and Jack Kehoe did most of the damage at the plate: Villalona scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Kehoe scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Mainolfi, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Moore Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for St. Peter's, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Moore Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Cardinal Hayes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Peter's, they will head out on the road to challenge Xavier at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Peter's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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