St. Francis de Sales proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by eight) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over the Perkins Pirates.
Julien Coleman looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Nick Hood
| 05/19/25 @ Perkins | 3 |
| 05/03/25 @ Southview | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Hanahan | 3 |
| 05/13/25 @ Ottawa Hills | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ St. John's Jesuit | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
At the plate, Nick Hood was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for St. Francis de Sales: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Provaznik, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
St. Francis de Sales was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
St. Francis de Sales is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Perkins, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-8 record.
Looking ahead, St. Francis de Sales will be taking part in a tournament against Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Perkins, they will head out to challenge Northview at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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