The St. Anthony Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Belleville East Lancers at 4:30 p.m. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Belleville East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Anthony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Father McGivney Catholic, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (St. Anthony was ranked 17th). St. Anthony fell just short of Father McGivney Catholic by a score of 7-6 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Belleville East has not done well against Breese Central recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Belleville East narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Breese Central 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Belleville East.
Dawson Vernier looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Belleville East's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Kramkowski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Anthony's loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-2-1. As for Belleville East, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-10.
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