The St. Francis Prep Terriers will square off against the Xaverian Clippers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis Prep has four straight victories, Xaverian has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Francis Prep hadn't beaten Holy Cross on the road since April 22, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Terriers walked away with a 7-2 win over the Knights.
Meanwhile, Xaverian didn't have quite enough to beat Archbishop Molloy on Monday and fell 3-1.
Robert Ladesma was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April.
St. Francis Prep pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Xaverian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
St. Francis Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Xaverian in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Terriers repeat their success, or do the Clippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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