Softball Preview: St. Francis Troubadours vs. Franklin Wildcats
St. Francis is 10-0 against Franklin since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Francis Troubadours will be playing at home against the Franklin Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. St. Francis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Francis gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Cosumnes Oaks 13-1. 13 seems to be a good number for St. Francis as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kinsley Imm made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Imm was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Claire Krotine was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Alexis McFarland, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Franklin lost 11-4 to Pleasant Grove on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Franklin in their matchups with Pleasant Grove: they've now lost three in a row.
Franklin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micayla Arlotto, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Ashley Fields was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for St. Francis and bumps their season record up to 15-7. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Franklin's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Francis has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Franklin, though, as they've been averaging 12.8. Given St. Francis' sizable advantage in that area, Franklin will need to find a way to close that gap.
St. Francis took their victory against Franklin in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-3. Will St. Francis repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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