California High School Baseball - St. Francis sneaks past Bishop Amat
March 28, 2013: La Canada, CA 91011 Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the St. Francis Golden Knights (La Canada, CA) and the visiting Bishop Amat Lancers (La Puente, CA), saw St. Francis's baseball squad edge Bishop Amat by a count of 3-2.
Coming up next, the Golden Knights play the Norwalk Lancers (Norwalk, CA) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 30. St. Francis will attempt to move on its 3-9 season record. The Lancers enter the battle with a 4-4 record after their 7-1 league loss to Mayfair (Lakewood, CA).
The Lancers now possess a 4-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to West Ranch for a non-league battle on Tuesday, April 2. Bishop Amat will play a Wildcats squad coming off a 13-5 league win over Saugus (Saugus, CA). The Wildcats record now stands at 8-3.
Game Summary
Congratulations to sophomore infielder/utility John Bicos, who in his varsity debut (started as 3Bman this game) came through with a one-out walkoff single in the bottom of the eighth that lifted St Francis to a 3-2 victory over perennial power Bishop Amat. The win also snapped a seven game losing streak for SF.