There's no place like home for St. Anthony, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Effingham Hearts on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Hearts on Wednesday, they had to take a 3-2 loss.
Will Fearday was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Henry Brent, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Bulldogs
| 05/15/25 vs Effingham | 5-2 |
| 05/12/25 vs Monticello | 3-0 |
| 05/09/25 vs Belleville East | 7-5 |
St. Anthony's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Effingham, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8.
St. Anthony will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Hearts: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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