The Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the St. Peter's Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Archbishop Stepinac turned things around against Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Gaels.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Crusaders 13-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Louis Demontreux tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, St. Peter's let Marco Aruta and Anthony Macaluso run wild. Aruta got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Macaluso went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Aruta has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Rosario, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Archbishop Stepinac now has a winning record of 7-6. As for St. Peter's, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Archbishop Stepinac couldn't quite finish off St. Peter's when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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