Baseball Preview: St. Petersburg Catholic Barons vs. Canterbury Crusaders
St. Petersburg Catholic is 7-0 against Canterbury since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canterbury Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Petersburg Catholic has three straight wins, Canterbury has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, St. Petersburg Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cardinal Mooney 8-6. That's two games straight that St. Petersburg Catholic has won by exactly two runs.
Carlos Marroquin was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Marroquin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, St. Petersburg Catholic let Robert "Bobby" Kramer and Sam Newman loose on the outfield. Kramer scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Newman scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Rocco Geritano was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Canterbury suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Bell Creek Academy on Wednesday.
Canterbury saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tylor Woodward, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Petersburg Catholic now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Canterbury, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
St. Petersburg Catholic took their win against Canterbury in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-5. Will St. Petersburg Catholic repeat their success, or does Canterbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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