It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. Francis ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the North Branch Vikings. The win continues a trend for the Fighting Saints in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won six in a row.
Kaely Saporito
| 05/09/25 @ North Branch | 2 |
| 05/07/25 vs Andover | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Monticello | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Zimmerman | 1 |
St. Francis' victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaely Saporito, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave Saporito a new career-high.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Coming up, St. Francis will welcome Orono at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Fighting Saints are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for North Branch, they will head out on the road to face off against Cambridge-Isanti at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bluejackets' pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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