Baseball Game Preview: St. Anthony Saints vs. Oxford Academy Patriots

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Previous 5 Games

04/20/24 - Home	8-4 W
03/06/23 - Away	5-2 W
03/26/22 - Away	12-3 W
06/03/21 - Home	4-2 W
03/30/21 - Home	8-6 W

St. Anthony has gone a perfect 5-0 against Oxford Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Saints will venture away from home to challenge the Patriots at 3:15 p.m. St. Anthony is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.

On Saturday, St. Anthony earned a 7-4 win over Bellflower.

Jaylen Butler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Butler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run.

In other batting news, Luke DeGiorgio and Austin Cassidy did most of the damage at the plate: DeGiorgio went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI, while Cassidy went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. John Arnold was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

St. Anthony lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in March.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oxford Academy). They walked away with a 15-10 victory over Cerritos on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

St. Anthony's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Oxford Academy, their record now sits at 10-15-1.

St. Anthony beat Oxford Academy 8-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.