The Xaverian Clippers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Xaverian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while St. Francis Prep will come in with four straight wins.
Xaverian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Archbishop Molloy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Clippers fell just short of the Stanners by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Robert Ladesma was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April.
St. Francis Prep hadn't beaten Holy Cross on the road since April 22, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Terriers came out on top against the Knights by a score of 7-2.
St. Francis Prep pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Xaverian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Xaverian couldn't quite get it done against St. Francis Prep when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Clippers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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