St. John’s Prep (12-8) rolled into Fraser Field and left with a 2-1 win over a surging St. Mary’s (13-7) baseball team.
Jack Sarno got the win on the mound for the Eagles, throwing a two hitter while striking out six. Will Shaheen got the save with two strikeouts.
James Willett recorded an RBI double while Shaheen also provided some offense, bringing in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Nic Lembo (1), Cam LaGrassa (2), and Jack DiFilippo (1) all recorded a hit for the Eagles.
For the Spartans, Jacob Peterson (five hits and four strikeouts) and Cam McGonagle (one hit and two strikeouts) shared the mound.
The Spartans’ two hits came from Chris Marks, who also registered an RBI.
St. Mary’s were 4-12 before hitting a hot nine-game win streak to get into postseason play.
This was the Spartans and Eagles’ last regular-season game, and both teams will now wait for the MIAA brackets to be released to see who they will face in the postseason.
SOFTBALL
Last Wednesday, the rain suspended the much-anticipated game between the No. 5-ranked Peabody Tanners and No. 9 Tewksbury, a non-league matchup pitting two of the best softball teams in the state against each other. On Monday, The Tanners went home with the win, beating Tewksbury 4-2.
The Tanners were winning 2-1 in the bottom of the second, but Tewskbury had bases loaded when the game resumed. Tewksbury scored a run off of a walk to even the game at two.
Fast forward to the fourth inning when Elizabeth Bettencourt showed her speed, hitting a triple to right field. Bettencourt was brought home by Kylie Doolin on a fielder’s choice to give the Tanners the 3-2 lead.
The Tanners held onto the lead before adding an insurance run in the top of the seventh, thanks to a sacrifice fly from Isabel Bettencourt to bring home her sister Abby Bettencourt for a 4-2 lead.
Abby Bettencourt took it from there, striking out the side to give Peabody the win. Abby Bettencourt finished the game with 15 strikeouts and allowed five hits.
