St. Anthony had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 0-5 to make it seven. They lost 16-1 to the St. Francis Mariners. The Roman Legion were not able to make up for their loss to the Mariners from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.4 runs.
For St. Francis' part, Noah Heitman made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave Heitman a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Zach Perry was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Kingston Liddell was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
St. Anthony will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Faith Christian at 5:00 p.m. on the 22nd. As for St. Francis, they will take on Milwaukee Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mariners are facing the Red Knights at the right time seeing as the Red Knights are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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