Cardinal Spellman entered their match against St. Peter on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cardinal Spellman The Pilots fell just short of the St. Peter's Eagles by a score of 2-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cardinal Spellman in their matchups with St. Peter's: they've now lost three in a row.
For St. Peter's part, Chris Bedford tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 7.1 innings pitched. Bedford has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Peter's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Varvaro, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Varvaro has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Anthony Macaluso was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Cardinal Spellman's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for St. Peter's, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Cardinal Spellman will be playing in front of their home fans against Iona Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Iona Prep has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for St. Peter's, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Archbishop Stepinac at 4:30 p.m. St. Peter's is facing Archbishop Stepinac at the right time seeing as Archbishop Stepinac is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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