St. Mary pushed their score to four the last time they played St. Anthony, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. The St. Mary's Gaels fell just short of the St. Anthony's Friars by a score of 3-1. St. Mary's has struggled against St. Anthony's recently, as their match on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
For St. Anthony's part, Kevin Baez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. Baez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Anthony's saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phil Mazzola, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
St. Mary's now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Anthony's, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary's will square off against Chaminade at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Anthony's, they will head out on the road to take on Poly Prep Country Day at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Poly Prep Country Day is on a five-game streak of home wins, St. Anthony's a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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