The St. Joseph's Prep Hawks are on the road again on Monday to play the Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, St. Joseph's Prep earned a 5-1 win over Roman Catholic.
St. Joseph's Prep got a great performance from Mihretu Rupertus as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Rupertus has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph's Prep's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Robert Grasso, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Chichester. The win was nothing new for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic as they're now sitting on four straight.
Rocco Calise looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Irv Fisher and Joey Graziani did most of the damage at the plate: Fisher scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Graziani scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Harry Carr, who scored a run and stole a base.
St. Joseph's Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Joseph's Prep might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can St. Joseph's Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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