St. Anthony pushed their score to 20 the last time they played St. Mary, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. The St. Anthony's Friars skirted past the St. Mary's Gaels 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Anthony's.
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 consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Anthony's victory 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.
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 St. Mary's, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Anthony's will square off against Poly Prep Country Day at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Poly Prep Country Day: 3.2, St. Anthony's: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Mary's, they will head out on the road to face off against Chaminade at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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