If St. Mary was feeling good off their 8-1 takedown of Long Island Lutheran back in March, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Mary's Gaels lost 20-4 to the St. Anthony's Friars on Tuesday. St. Mary's has not had much luck with St. Anthony's recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For St. Anthony's part, Luke Coats tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Coats has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Anthony's got a massive performance out of Adrian Tavarez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Carlo, who went 4-for-6 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for St. Anthony's, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7.
While St. Mary's had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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