For the second straight game, St. Anthony will face off against Effingham. The Bulldogs will take on the Hearts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anthony is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
St. Anthony took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Effingham.
Will Fearday was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Henry Brent was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
St. Anthony is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Effingham, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8.
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