Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for St. Anthony

Saints

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Salesian	15
02/27/25 vs Glenn	15
05/02/25 vs Verbum Dei Jesuit	13
05/01/25 @ Santa Ana	12
03/07/25 vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary	10

St. Anthony waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles a 13-0 shutout. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.

Jayden Allen was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Galluccio, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: St. Anthony kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

St. Anthony's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Anthony will take on Bellflower at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Saints are facing the Buccaneers at the right time seeing as the Buccaneers are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against San Gabriel at 11:00 a.m. The Matadors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.5 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.