St. Peter put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Xavier Knights a 7-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for St. Peter's as they're now sitting on four straight.
John Caddell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's got a massive performance out of Marco Aruta, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ty Mainolfi, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
St. Peter's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Xavier, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Peter's is on the road again on Thursday to play Cardinal Spellman at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Peter's: 1.2, Cardinal Spellman: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Xavier, they will head out on the road to square off against All Hallows at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. All Hallows and Xavier are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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