Softball Preview: Lafayette Lancers vs. St. Francis Borgia Knights
The Lafayette Lancers will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Francis Borgia Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so St. Francis Borgia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, Lafayette sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lindbergh.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Borgia earned a 6-1 victory over Lutheran South on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Elise Gildehaus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Valerie Gildehaus, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Averi Glosemeyer, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
St. Francis Borgia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Lafayette's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for St. Francis Borgia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
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