St. Anthony is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Morris Catholic. The Friars fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 8-6. The Friars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Makayla Martinez made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
St. Anthony's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Morris Catholic, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Coming up, St. Anthony's will face off against Syosset at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Morris Catholic, they will square off against Morris Knolls at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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