Andover won the last time they faced St. Francis, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Andover Huskies skirted past the St. Francis Fighting Saints 2-1.
Morgan Kostecka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Maia Johnson was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Andover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1.
Andover will be playing at home against Brainerd at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Brainerd: 2.8, Andover: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Francis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so North Branch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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