St. Anthony's lost the lead late in a 3-1 defeat to St. John the Baptist on Friday. The game was tied at one with St. John the Baptist batting in the bottom of the sixth when Nick Russo's sac fly scored one run for St. John the Baptist.

The pitching was strong on both sides. St. John the Baptist pitchers struck out seven, while St. Anthony's sat down 11.

Matt Lasala earned the victory on the mound for St. John the Baptist. He allowed two hits and zero runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking one.  Eladio Exposito threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.  Exposito recorded the last three outs to earn the save for St. John the Baptist.

Devin Castagnaro took the loss for St. Anthony's. He lasted one inning, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out one and walking one.

Joseph Okpych started the game for St. Anthony's. He surrendered one run on one hit over five innings, striking out ten Tom Wilkie started the game for St. John the Baptist. He surrendered one run on two hits over three and a third innings, striking out two

Cameron Dunn, Anthony LoCurto, Cameron Leary, and Jake Barrett all had one hit to lead St. Anthony's.

St. John the Baptist stole five bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Giancarlo Giacometti led the way with three.

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