The Xaverian Brothers Hawks will take on the St. John's Prep Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Xaverian Brothers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Xaverian Brothers was able to grind out a solid win over King Philip Regional, taking the game 4-1.
Aj Artesani
| 05/21/26 vs King Philip Regional | 3 |
| 05/04/26 vs Catholic Memorial | 2 |
| 05/02/26 vs Bishop Hendricken | 2 |
| 04/27/26 vs Malden Catholic | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Holliston | 2 |
Xaverian Brothers got a great performance from Aj Artesani as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Artesani a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Rapoli, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Gavin Heneghan was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, St. John's Prep beat Billerica Memorial 8-5 on Wednesday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The win got St. John's Prep back to even at 9-9. As for Xaverian Brothers, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Xaverian Brothers was able to grind out a solid win over St. John's Prep in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-1. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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