Baseball Game Preview: Salesian Eagles vs. St. Raymond Boys Ravens

The Salesian Eagles will head out to challenge the St. Raymond Boys Ravens at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Salesian barely beat Xavier the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Knights on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Kristopher Paredez

Runs Batted In

04/28/25 @ Xavier	4
04/17/25 vs Monsignor Scanlan	3
03/20/25 vs LaSalle Academy	3
04/25/25 vs Regis	2
03/29/25 vs Morris	1

Kristopher Paredez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Salesian is undefeated when Paredez posts three or more RBI, but 1-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Chibuzo Ononaji, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Salesian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.

Meanwhile, St. Raymond Boys got the win against Mt. St. Michael Academy on Monday by a conclusive 15-5. The Ravens have beaten the Mountaineers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Mountaineers has come to flipping the script.

St. Raymond Boys' victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Salesian, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-12.

Salesian suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to St. Raymond Boys when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.