Baseball Recap: St. Anthony's Friars vs. St. John the Baptist Cougars
St. Anthony got themselves on the board against St. John the Baptist on Wednesday, but St. John the Baptist never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over the St. John the Baptist Cougars. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Anthony's.
Not much got past Kevin Baez, who gave up just four hits to keep St. John the Baptist off the board. Baez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Anthony's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Mugno, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
St. Anthony's is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for St. John the Baptist, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
St. Anthony's will be playing at home against Xaverian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. John the Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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