The Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers will head out to take on the St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mt. St. Michael Academy is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 20, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against St. Raymond Boys, falling 15-5. 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.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea entered their tilt with Fordham Prep on Friday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rams a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Anthony Garofalo, who gave up just six hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Fordham Prep off the board. Garofalo has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony DePetro, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
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.
Mt. St. Michael Academy suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to St. Joseph-by-the-Sea in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Mountaineers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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