Belleville East waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Anthony Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Logan Faust's shutout, as he gave up just one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Belleville East's victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for St. Anthony, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Belleville East will play host again on Monday to welcome Althoff Catholic, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Althoff Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for St. Anthony, they will be playing at home against Newton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Newton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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