Xaverian is 0-3 against St. Anthony since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Xaverian Clippers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Anthony's Friars at 12:00 p.m. Neither Xaverian nor St. Anthony's posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Xaverian lost 10-1 to Archbishop Molloy on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Xaverian has scored all season.
Meanwhile, while St. Anthony's put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for St. John the Baptist. St. Anthony's came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John the Baptist and snuck past 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Anthony's.
The result came thanks to Kevin Baez's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Anthony's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Mugno, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Xaverian's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for St. Anthony's, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Xaverian might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from St. Anthony's in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Xaverian, Jason DeCaro (who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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