St. Joseph-by-the-Sea had taken Moore Catholic down for five straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Vikings took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mavericks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea got a good showing from Anthony Garofalo, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Garofalo has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Vincent Petruzzelli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea and nudges their season record down to 21-3. As for Moore Catholic, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 17-7-1.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Moore Catholic, they will host Tottenville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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