St. Mary fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Francis on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the St. Francis Red Raiders by a score of 2-1. St. Mary's has struggled against St. Francis recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Willaim Szablewski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On St. Francis' side, Noah Albano tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Albano has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Homer, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Joseph Panzarella was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Mary's beat St. Francis by a score of 2-0.
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