The St. Peter's Eagles will challenge the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Peter's sitting on 19 straight wins and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on seven.
While St. Peter's victory against Archbishop Molloy wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. St. Peter's skirted past Archbishop Molloy 7-5.
Chris Bedford looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's got a massive performance out of Jack Kehoe, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Ty Mainolfi was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Canisius on Thursday and snuck past 9-8.
Carson Mazur looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Everett Elia was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Giorgio Panepinto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
St. Peter's pushed their record up to 30-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Peter's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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