The Fordham Prep Rams will square off against the St. Joseph's Prep Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fordham Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Iona Prep, who was ranked fifth at the time (Fordham Prep was ranked 13th). The Rams narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Gaels 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Rams sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jacob Siper looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Fordham Prep's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Hefner, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Hefner hit this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when St. Joseph's Prep took on Conwell-Egan Catholic on Thursday. The Hawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted against the Eagles since April 10, 2018.
Eddie Dingle looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
St. Joseph's Prep's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fordham Prep, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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