Iona Prep is 7-0 against Cardinal Spellman since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Iona Prep Gaels will be staying on the road to face off against the Cardinal Spellman The Pilots at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Iona Prep: 2.2, Cardinal Spellman: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Iona Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Poly Prep Country Day, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Iona Prep was ranked fourth). Iona Prep fell just short of Poly Prep Country Day by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Iona Prep has lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Spellman entered their match against St. Peter's on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cardinal Spellman fell just short of St. Peter's by a score of 2-1. Cardinal Spellman has not had much luck with St. Peter's recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Iona Prep's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Cardinal Spellman, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Iona Prep skirted past Cardinal Spellman 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iona Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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