St. Francis waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Nichols Vikings. That's more bragging rights for St. Francis, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Anthony Venditti made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Venditti was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Luke Rybczynski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jack Homer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Nichols' side, Jakson Ross made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Colpoys, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Francis' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. As for Nichols, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis will take on Bishop Timon-St. Jude at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. St. Francis is facing Bishop Timon-St. Jude at the right time seeing as Bishop Timon-St. Jude is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Nichols, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Canisius at 5:00 p.m. Nichols is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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