For the second straight game, St. Peter's Prep will face off against Union City. The Marauders will be playing at home against the Soaring Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Peter's Prep will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Peter's Prep and Union City meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Marauders blew past the Soaring Eagles 11-1. Considering the Marauders have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Peter's Prep got a great performance from Ray Stein as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave Stein a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Aiden Rosales was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Beriguette, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
St. Peter's Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union City only posted an OBP of .318.
St. Peter's Prep's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Union City, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
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