St. Anthony is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of La Salle Academy. The Friars fell just short of the Rams by a score of 1-0. That makes it the first time this season the Friars have let down their home crowd.
Melissa Gordon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Anthony's saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Bielski, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
St. Anthony's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2. As for La Salle Academy, the victory keeps they at an undefeated 11-0.
Coming up, St. Anthony's will head out to challenge St. John the Baptist at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for La Salle Academy, they are on the road again on Sunday to play Newtown at 12:30 p.m.
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