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| 05/05/26 - Away | 9-4 W |
| 04/13/21 - Away | 4-7 L |
| 05/09/18 - Home | 2-4 L |
St. Peter was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against the Xaverian Clippers by a score of 9-4. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 win the Clippers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2021.
Jake Levine and Frankie Sommo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Levine tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Sommo didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. At bat, Levine went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Sommo went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits Sommo has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Bello, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Gaglia, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Peter's and bumps their season record up to 16-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Xaverian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Peter's will square off against rival St. Joseph-by-the-Sea at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.4, the Vikings 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Xaverian is set to challenge their familiar foe Xavier at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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