Canisius and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Canisius Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Canisius beat St. Francis 5-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canisius.
Joe Cheman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Canisius' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Scime, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Trojans out 8-7.
Michael Pegnia and Dominic Floccare did most of the damage at the plate: Pegnia scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Floccare scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Canisius' victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Canisius suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Canisius avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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