St. Anthony scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the St. Mary's Gaels as the St. Anthony's Friars made off with a 20-4 win. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Anthony's needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Luke Coats tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Anthony's got a massive performance out of Adrian Tavarez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Anthony Carlo was another key contributor, going 4-for-6 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
St. Anthony's is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
St. Anthony's will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Mary's: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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