Baseball Game Preview: Kearny Kardinals vs. St. Peter's Prep Marauders

Kearny hasn't had much luck against St. Peter's Prep recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Marauders at 4:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.

Kearny gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Lincoln as they made off with a 16-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Kardinals in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won eight in a row.

Brendan More made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. More was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Kearny got a massive performance out of Andy Duenas, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Alex Santos was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, St. Peter's Prep waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 6-0 shutout.

St. Peter's Prep also got a great performance from Eldon Lempa as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tiago Enright, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Beriguette, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

The win got St. Peter's Prep back to even at 3-3. As for Kearny, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Kearny suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to St. Peter's Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Kardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.