Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Gaels vs. St. Anthony's Friars
St. Mary is 0-7 against St. Anthony since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Mary's Gaels will head out on the road to face off against the St. Anthony's Friars at 4:30 p.m.
St. Mary's lost 20-4 to St. Anthony's on Tuesday.
For St. Anthony's part, Luke Coats tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Coats has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Anthony's got a massive performance out of Adrian Tavarez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Carlo, who went 4-for-6 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for St. Anthony's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
St. Mary's suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to St. Anthony's when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Anthony's John Francisco, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Now that St. Mary's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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