The St. Peter's Eagles will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. St. Peter's will be strutting in after a win while Archbishop Stepinac will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, St. Peter's narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cardinal Spellman 2-1.
St. Peter's got a great performance from Chris Bedford as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 7.1 innings pitched. Bedford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's saw four different players step up and record 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: 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.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Stepinac was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-4 walloping at the hands of Pope Francis Prep.
St. Peter's pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Archbishop Stepinac, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
St. Peter's came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbishop Stepinac in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Does St. Peter's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Archbishop Stepinac turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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