The St. Francis de Sales Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Philip Simmons Iron Horses at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Francis de Sales is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since May 14, 2024 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Hanahan 9-8.
Tommy Woycik looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Hood, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Drew Tucker, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Philip Simmons waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Yellowjackets by a score of 6-3.
Peirce Mullen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Scarth was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
The win got St. Francis de Sales back to even at 1-1. As for Philip Simmons, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
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