Baseball Recap: Nichols Beats St. Francis for Their Third Straight Win

Vikings

Previous 3 Games

05/12/25 @ St. Francis	4-0
05/09/25 vs Depew	9-8
05/08/25 vs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	5-0

Nichols hadn't done well against St. Francis recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Vikings' pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Raiders a 4-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won three games in a row.

The team relied heavily on Ross Yoshida, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek McIntyre, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Nichols' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.8 runs. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.

Coming up, Nichols will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lancers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Francis, they will venture away from home to square off against Cathedral Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Red Raiders will need to watch out since the Ramblers have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.