Baseball Recap: Three Straight Home Wins for Pallotti

Pallotti won the last time they faced Friends and things went their way on Thursday too. The Panthers walked away with a 7-3 win over the Quakers.

Steven Buckner

Runs

03/26/25 vs Sts. Peter & Paul	4
04/03/25 vs Key	3
03/10/25 @ Boys Latin	3
04/10/25 vs Friends	2
03/01/25 @ Bishop McNamara	2
+ 4 more games

The team relied heavily on Steven Buckner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Pallotti's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Gus Chackmakian-Lodge was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Pallotti hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.

Pallotti's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Friends, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pallotti will take on Concordia Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers are facing the Saints at the right time seeing as the Saints are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Friends, they will head out to square off against Park School at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.