Baseball Recap: St. Anthony's Takes a Loss

St. Anthony fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Archbishop Molloy on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Stanners by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Friars have lost by exactly two runs.

Mario Lazzinnaro

Hits Against

04/19/25 vs Archbishop Molloy	2
04/11/25 vs St. Dominic	0
04/09/25 @ St. Dominic	2
04/03/25 vs Poly Prep Country Day	1

St. Anthony's got a good showing from Mario Lazzinnaro, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Lazzinnaro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, St. Anthony's saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Carlo, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Phil Mazzola was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

This is the second loss in a row for St. Anthony's and nudges their season record down to 8-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Archbishop Molloy, they pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Anthony's will take on Chaminade at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Archbishop Molloy, they will challenge Conway at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games the Tigers have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.