Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for St. Anthony

After losing to Valley Christian the last time they met, St. Anthony decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Saints came out on top against the Defenders by a score of 6-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Saints have won by exactly five runs.

Jaylen Butler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Butler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Matthew James

Runs Batted In (Career)

02/26/26 @ Valley Christian	3
02/21/26 vs St. Margaret's	2
05/05/25 @ Oxford Academy	2
02/21/25 vs Artesia	2
02/25/26 vs Oxford Academy	1

In other batting news, Matthew James was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

The win was the third in a row for St. Anthony, bringing their record up to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average this season. As for Valley Christian, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

St. Anthony has already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Woodrow Wilson on the 28th. As for Valley Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Long Beach Poly at 6:00 p.m. The Jackrabbits' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Defenders' hitters will have their work cut out for them.