The St. John the Baptist Cougars will head out on the road to take on the St. Anthony's Friars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
St. John the Baptist's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against St. Anthony's on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Friars. The defeat leaves St. John the Baptist without a win on the season.
For St. Anthony's part, not much got past Luke Coats, who gave up just two hits to keep St. John the Baptist off the board. Coats has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Carlo, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was John Francisco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. John the Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Anthony's, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
St. John the Baptist suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to St. Anthony's in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can St. John the Baptist avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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