Baseball Recap: St. Peter's Eagles vs. Moore Catholic Mavericks
On Friday, St. Peter faced Moore Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Peter's Eagles never let the Moore Catholic Mavericks onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Peter's also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Moore Catholic's batters probably weren't too happy with Jack Kehoe, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, St. Peter's saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Levine, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Levine is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Moore Catholic's side, Kenny Vazquez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
St. Peter's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Moore Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
St. Peter's didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-3 victory vs. Fordham Prep on the 13th. As for Moore Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Peter's at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Peter's hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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