The St. Francis Troubadours are taking a road trip to square off against the Rocklin Thunder at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Francis' hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Saturday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Francis fell victim to Oak Ridge and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Trojans.
Rocklin not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 4th (when they won 13-0). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Granite Bay a 10-0 shutout. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Payton Prior, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Granite Bay off the board. Prior has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Addie Titlow and Katie Wetteland did most of the damage at the plate: Titlow went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Wetteland got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Titlow a new career-high. Amanda Wetteland also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Rocklin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Granite Bay only managed four hits.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Rocklin, their record now sits at 16-5.
St. Francis came up short against Rocklin in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. Can the Troubadours avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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