Baseball Preview: St. Peter's Eagles vs. Cardinal Spellman The Pilots
The St. Peter's Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Cardinal Spellman The Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Peter's will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
St. Peter's is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Xavier (and have done all season long). St. Peter's pitchers stepped up to hand Xavier a 7-0 shutout on Wednesday.
John Caddell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's got a massive performance out of Marco Aruta, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Mainolfi, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Spellman has not done well against Regis recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Cardinal Spellman had just enough and edged Regis out 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cardinal Spellman.
St. Peter's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Cardinal Spellman, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. Peter's took their victory against Cardinal Spellman in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Peter's since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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