St. Peter waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They won by a run and slipped past the Monsignor Farrell Lions 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Peter's also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Chris Bedford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Peter's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Grimaldi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Peter's pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Monsignor Farrell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
St. Peter's will have a chance to go back-to-back against Monsignor Farrell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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