Softball Recap: St. Francis Comes Up Short

St. Francis had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 5-19 to make it six. They lost 6-0 to the Oak Ridge Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 back in April.

As for Oak Ridge, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-3. Six seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

For Oak Ridge's part, St. Francis' batters probably weren't too happy with Ellison Schroeder, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (she gave up a single walk). Schroeder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Paratore, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run. Carly Short was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Looking ahead, St. Francis will head out to challenge Rocklin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Troubadours' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Thunder have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Oak Ridge, they are taking a road trip to take on Folsom at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.83 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.