The St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings will face off against the Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Fordham Prep 2-0.
The result came thanks to Anthony Garofalo's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony DePetro, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. St. Michael Academy suffered their biggest defeat since April 20, 2024 on Monday. They lost 15-5 to St. Raymond Boys. The loss continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their meetings with the Ravens: they've now lost three in a row.
Yanthony Diaz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. St. Michael Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's way against Mt. St. Michael Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as St. Joseph-by-the-Sea made off with a 15-5 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mountaineers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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