The home team had won the previous seven meetings between St. Anthony and St. Bernard, and St. Bernard kept the tradition alive. The Saints wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. If they were looking for revenge after losing 6-5 to the Vikings when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
St. Anthony got a good showing from Anthony Valdez, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, St. Anthony saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Benny Lane, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Anthony's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8. As for St. Bernard, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Coming up, St. Bernard will head out to take on North at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. St. Anthony will be paying especially close attention to the Vikings' match: after the Vikings faces off against the Saxons, they'll take on St. Anthony again at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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