It was a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel.

St. Anthony’s Colton Fearday and Windsor/Stew-Stras’ Gavan Wernsing hooked up in a gem Tuesday afternoon. Both hurlers allowed just three hits and both reached double digits in strikeouts.

And when the final was recorded, it was Fearday and the Bulldogs that came out on top.

The St. Anthony left-hander struck out seven and walked four, but didn’t allow a base runner to cross the plate, helping the Bulldogs post a 2-0 victory at home.

The Hatchets had two of their hits in the second inning and their final single in the sixth. Their best scoring chance came in the second. After the two singles, a walk loaded the bases with two outs. But Fearday retired Rhett Rincker on a pop up to end the threat.

Wernsing, the hard-throwing right-hander, was also tough. He struck out 11 and walked just one. But he did allow two runs to score.

The first came in the opening inning, but was unearned. Angelo Mendella led off with a double. Colton Fearday reached on an error and Brody Niebrugge walked to load the bases. Will Hoene then drove in the run with a sacrifice fly.

It stayed 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth. Niebrugge lined a one-out double, stole third and scored on a ground ball by Hoene.

St. Anthony’s other hit was a one-out single by Brady Hatton in the second.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 on the season. They will play Thursday at Neoga.