St. Francis Prep had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 18-10 to make it four. They fell just short of the Iona Prep Gaels by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gaels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 back in March.
As for Iona Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games.
For Iona Prep's part, Shane Jelenevsky tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Jelenevsky has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Devin Diaz was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Guzman, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
As of now, neither St. Francis Prep nor Iona Prep have any future games scheduled.
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