For the second straight game, St. John the Baptist will face off against St. Anthony. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Friars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, St. John the Baptist didn't have quite enough to beat St. Anthony's and fell 2-1. The Cougars have struggled against the Friars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
For St. Anthony's part, Luke Coats tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Coats has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Anthony Carlo was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Tavarez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
The win made it two in a row for St. Anthony's and bumps their season record up to 10-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for St. John the Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
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