Spartans
| 04/14/25 @ Summit Academy | 17 |
| 03/24/25 @ Winchester Thurston | 8 |
| 04/12/25 @ Fordham Prep | 7 |
| 04/12/25 @ Fordham Prep | 7 |
| 04/01/25 vs Union Area | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Summit Academy Knights a 17-0 shutout on Monday. The Spartans have beaten the Knights the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Knights has come to flipping the script.
Gabe Maltese was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Maltese was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, St. Joseph got a big performance out of Luca Schiano Di Cola, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peter Stickney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Joseph's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Summit Academy, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
St. Joseph will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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