The St. Anthony Bulldogs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Flora Wolves at 4:30 p.m. St. Anthony is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
St. Anthony can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Salem as St. Anthony made off with an 11-1 win.
Joseph Tegeler looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Connor Roepke and Will Fearday did most of the damage at the plate: Roepke fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2, while Fearday went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Brady Hatton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Flora didn't have quite enough to beat Robinson on Friday and fell 2-1. Flora has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Flora didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Anthony pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Flora, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
Flora's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Anthony has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .482. It's a different story for Flora, though, as they've only averaged .354. Will they be able to contain St. Anthony's hitters?
Everything went St. Anthony's way against Flora in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as St. Anthony made off with a 16-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anthony since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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