St. Anthony waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Genevieve Valiants a 13-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Anthony also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Tyler Cazares made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Cazares has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cazares was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ryan Vega was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Erik Metz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Anthony pushed their record up to 16-6-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for St. Genevieve, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
St. Anthony will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Genevieve: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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