Baseball Preview: St. Anthony's Friars vs. St. John the Baptist Cougars
St. Anthony has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. John the Baptist Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. John the Baptist's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Anthony's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against St. John the Baptist as St. Anthony's made off with a 10-0 victory.
Not much got past Luke Coats, who gave up just two hits to keep St. John the Baptist off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Carlo, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was John Francisco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Anthony's has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for St. John the Baptist, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
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