For the second straight game, Archbishop Stepinac will face off against Iona Prep. The Crusaders will be playing at home against the Gaels at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Archbishop Stepinac 3.9, Iona Prep 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop Stepinac blew Iona Prep out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Iona Prep got their revenge. The Crusaders fell just short of the Gaels by a score of 5-3. The Crusaders' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Iona Prep's part, they got a great performance from Gianluca Giordano as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Giordano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sean Concannon and Ryan Hogan did most of the damage at the plate: Concannon got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Hogan went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Concannon is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Iona Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Stepinac, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.
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