St. Joseph's Prep's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Archbishop Carroll Patriots out 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Joseph's Prep also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
David Russo looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Robert Grasso and William McCoach did most of the damage at the plate: Grasso scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while McCoach scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Luke Mirage was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Archbishop Carroll's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Gallagher, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Petroccia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph's Prep made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Archbishop Carroll, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
St. Joseph's Prep will head out on the road to challenge Cardinal O'Hara at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph's Prep has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Archbishop Carroll, they will head out on the road to take on Roman Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Archbishop Carroll has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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