St. Francis has gone a perfect 4-0 against St. Anthony recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mariners will host the Roman Legion at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis has seven straight victories, St. Anthony has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Francis is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over Augustine Prep on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Mariners, who have now won seven matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Budzien
| 05/06/25 @ Augustine Prep | 13 |
| 05/03/25 @ Catholic Central | 12 |
| 04/29/25 @ Kenosha Christian Life | 14 |
| 04/21/25 vs Lake Country Lutheran | 6 |
| 04/18/25 vs Milwaukee Reagan | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Tyler Budzien and Kingston Liddell were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Budzien struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Liddell pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. With that strong performance, Budzien is now averaging an impressive 5.6 strikeouts per game. At bat, Budzien got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Liddell went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those four RBI gave Budzien a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Wuerl, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for St. Anthony's offense. They lost 10-0 to St. John's Northwestern Military Academy last Monday.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Anthony, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
St. Francis took their win against St. Anthony in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 18-0 score. Do the Mariners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Roman Legion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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