The St. Peter's Eagles will take on the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. St. Peter's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Stepinac's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Archbishop Stepinac's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: St. Peter's hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Eagles never let Monsignor Scanlan get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Thursday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
Louis Demontreux
| 04/24/25 vs Monsignor Scanlan | 7 |
| 04/17/25 @ All Hallows | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Salesian | 8 |
St. Peter's got a great performance from Louis Demontreux as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Demontreux has posted since April 1st.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's let Marco Aruta and Anthony Macaluso run wild. Aruta got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Macaluso went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Macaluso has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Salvatore Fragiglio, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Stepinac had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Kennedy Catholic by a score of 5-2 on Wednesday.
St. Peter's has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
St. Peter's came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbishop Stepinac when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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