The St. Francis Gladiators will square off against the Gladstone Braves on Saturday. St. Francis has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Gladstone will come in with five straight wins.
St. Francis is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Petoskey by a score of 18-17 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Gladiators have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Gladstone was able to grind out a solid victory over Menominee on Tuesday, taking the game 5-2. Those five runs were actually the fewest the Braves have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Tia Schone was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Schone was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Sundquist, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Emma Trombley, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Gladstone's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for St. Francis, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Everything went St. Francis' way against Gladstone in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as St. Francis made off with a 13-6 victory. Do the Gladiators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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