The Christian Brothers Academy Colts will venture away from home to face off against the St. Peter's Prep Marauders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It looked like the Kentucky Derby when Christian Brothers Academy duked it out with Marlboro on Wednesday. The Colts put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 10-3 victory. The Colts haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bruins as they made off with a 16-5 victory. With that win, the Marauders brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Anthony Weimmer looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on David Tallarida, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Logan Chi was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Christian Brothers Academy's record is now 12-1. As for St. Peter's Prep, their record now sits at 12-5.
Christian Brothers Academy beat St. Peter's Prep 5-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Marauders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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