St. Anthony is 8-2 against St. Genevieve since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Anthony Saints will look to defend their home field against the St. Genevieve Valiants at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Anthony has four straight victories, St. Genevieve has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, St. Anthony beat Oxford Academy 8-4.
John Arnold made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Arnold was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Lucas Fredette looked comfortable as he tossed three 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 hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, St. Anthony let Steven Mendoza and Ryan Vega loose on the outfield. Mendoza scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Vega scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Mendoza has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Gath, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of St. Paul on Saturday.
St. Anthony's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6-1. As for St. Genevieve, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Anthony has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Genevieve struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Anthony took their victory against St. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 12-1. Will St. Anthony repeat their success, or does St. Genevieve have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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