The Canisius Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the St. Francis Red Raiders at 10:00 a.m.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Canisius finally turned things around against St. Francis on Tuesday. Canisius came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis and snuck past 4-3.
For St. Francis' part, Noah Albano was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, St. Francis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Bienko, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Homer, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Even though they lost, St. Francis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canisius only tossed five.
Canisius made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-6.
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