St. Peter had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Monsignor Farrell Lions 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Peter's also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Jack Kehoe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Levine, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Mainolfi, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Peter's pushed their record up to 20-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Monsignor Farrell, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
St. Peter's will head out on the road to square off against Mt. St. Michael Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Peter's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Monsignor Farrell, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Archbishop Stepinac at 4:15 p.m. The last three games Monsignor Farrell has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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