St. Anthony is on a three-game streak of home wins, while St. Francis Prep is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Anthony's Friars will take on the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so St. Francis Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, St. Anthony's was able to grind out a solid win over Long Island Lutheran, taking the game 4-1.
Luke Coats looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, John Francisco was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but St. Francis Prep had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Xaverian on April 9th.
St. Anthony's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for St. Francis Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
St. Anthony's came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis Prep when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will St. Anthony's repeat their success, or does St. Francis Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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