Baseball Game Preview: St. Anthony Saints vs. Salesian Mustangs

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Previous Games

03/25/25 - Home	16-1 W
03/15/24 - Home	5-10 L
03/12/24 - Away	5-0 W
03/17/23 - Away	6-2 W
03/13/23 - Home	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

St. Anthony and Salesian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. St. Anthony is taking a road trip to face off against Salesian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

St. Anthony is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Palmer Trinity just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 8-5 to the Falcons.

St. Anthony saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Shisbey, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Salesian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wilson.

St. Anthony's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Salesian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

Salesian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Anthony hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. It's a different story for Salesian, though, as they've only averaged .189. Will they be able to contain St. Anthony's hitters?

Everything went St. Anthony's way against Salesian in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as St. Anthony made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anthony since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.