St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and Canisius are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders are on the road again on Monday to play the Canisius Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Canisius' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past McDowell 8-7.
Michael Pegnia and Dominic Floccare did most of the damage at the plate: Pegnia scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Floccare scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Canisius beat St. Francis 5-2 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canisius.
Joe Cheman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Canisius saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Scime, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Aaron Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Canisius, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Everything went St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's way against Canisius in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute made off with a 10-4 victory. Does St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canisius turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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