The St. Francis Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Francis has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Petersburg Catholic hit St. Francis with a five-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Raiders lost 13-2 to the Barons. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Red Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. Francis saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Guzowski, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Guzowski has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Aquinas Institute came up short against High Point Christian Academy on Thursday and fell 5-2. The Little Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aquinas Institute's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. Francis, they dropped their record down to 0-4-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against Aquinas Institute when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Little Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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