Recap: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats vs. Saint Francis Lancers
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. Ignatius College Preparatory ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Saint Francis Lancers 4-3. The win was familiar territory for St. Ignatius College Preparatory who now have three in a row.
Finn Whalen made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Whalen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Whalen was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Whalen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rocco Giometti, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Archer Horn was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Saint Francis' side, Landon Kim was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Saint Francis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke DeVine, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jedd Chang, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Saint Francis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Ignatius College Preparatory only tossed five.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Saint Francis, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-1 record this season.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will have a chance to go back-to-back against Saint Francis: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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