St. Peter waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Cardinal Spellman The Pilots out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Peter's also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
St. Peter's got a great performance from Chris Bedford as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 7.1 innings pitched. Bedford has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Peter's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Varvaro, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Varvaro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Anthony Macaluso, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Peter's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Cardinal Spellman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
St. Peter's will head out on the road to square off against Archbishop Stepinac at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Peter's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Cardinal Spellman, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Iona Prep at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cardinal Spellman: 2.1, Iona Prep: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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