There's no place like home for St. Francis, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Bartlett Hawks on Friday.
For Bartlett's part, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vince Kamarat, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Bartlett kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post 11 or more hits.
St. Francis' victory bumped their record up to 19-12. As for Bartlett, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-9.
St. Francis will head out on the road to square off against Buffalo Grove at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Buffalo Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so St. Francis' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bartlett, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Niles Notre Dame at 10:00 a.m. Bartlett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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