The St. Anthony's Friars will head out on the road to challenge the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony's is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
St. Anthony's will head into Wednesday's game having proved themselves against St. Mary's: St. Anthony's took a 16-run defeat the last time they faced off against St. Mary's, but they managed to turn things around on Wednesday. St. Anthony's had just enough and edged St. Mary's out 3-1.
Kevin Baez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Anthony's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Phil Mazzola, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Poly Prep Country Day's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hun by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Poly Prep Country Day was not able to get on the board.
St. Anthony's is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Poly Prep Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
St. Anthony's skirted past Poly Prep Country Day 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anthony's since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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