Canisius lost to St. Mary last Wednesday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Canisius Crusaders came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Mary's Lancers and snuck past 6-4.
Joe Cheman tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aaron Jones was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was David Barczak, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On St. Mary's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chayce Kolbert, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Canisius has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canisius will take on Nichols at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Nichols is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for St. Mary's, they will be playing at home against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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