The St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Monsignor Farrell Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.
Monsignor Farrell's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: St. Joseph-by-the-Sea hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Vikings were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over St. Peter's on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past John Gano, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep St. Peter's off the board. Gano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Anthony Molinini
| 05/01/25 vs St. Peter's | 2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Salesian | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ St. Raymond Boys | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Cardinal Hayes | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Xavier | 1 |
On the hitting side, Anthony Molinini was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Paul Cilmi was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Monsignor Farrell came out on top against Moore Catholic on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run second inning. The Lions took their game against the Mavericks 7-4. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Mavericks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Monsignor Farrell, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 7-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
