St. Peter's Prep has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the St. Joseph Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Peter's Prep will be strutting in after a win while St. Joseph will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Peter's Prep will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run they dealt Voorhees on Wednesday. St. Peter's Prep put the hurt on Voorhees with a sharp 14-6 victory.
Ray Stein tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's Prep let Joe Haines and David Tallarida loose on the outfield. Haines scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Tallarida went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Navarro, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but St. Joseph had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Old Bridge on Monday.
St. Peter's Prep has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.
St. Peter's Prep came up short against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Can St. Peter's Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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