The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders are on the road again on Saturday to play the St. Peter's Eagles at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Canisius 9-8.
Carson Mazur looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Everett Elia, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Giorgio Panepinto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's waltzed into their match on Wednesday with 18 straight wins... but they left with 19. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Stanners 7-5.
Chris Bedford looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Peter's got a massive performance out of Jack Kehoe, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ty Mainolfi, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for St. Peter's, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Peter's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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