Salesian extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 5-10. They came up short against the Iona Prep Gaels, falling 15-0. The shutout was out of character for the Eagles seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
As for Iona Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games.
For Iona Prep's part, John McGay looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. McGay has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Devin Diaz, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with six stolen bases and two runs. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Elias Tzaneteas also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Salesian is set to take on their familiar foe Monsignor Farrell at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Iona Prep will challenge rival St. Raymond Boys at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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