With a playoff game on the line, St. Francis rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Galloway Scots onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Sammy Harvey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, St. Francis got a massive performance out of Katie Ingram, who went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Cam Golston, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Francis hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
St. Francis' win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Galloway, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
St. Francis will have a chance to go back-to-back against Galloway: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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