The St. Francis Gladiators will square off against the St. Mary Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither St. Francis nor Big Rapids made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Gladiators came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 4-1.
Lanse Vos
| 04/26/25 @ Big Rapids | 7 |
| 04/23/25 vs Elk Rapids | 5 |
| 04/14/25 vs Cadillac | 5 |
| 04/12/25 @ Norrix | 0 |
| 04/05/25 @ Kingsley | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
St. Francis got a great performance from Lanse Vos as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Vos has posted since back in May of 2024.
At the plate, St. Francis saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Kane, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that Kane has hit this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary hadn't done well against Traverse City Christian recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sabres, sneaking past 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted against the Sabres since May 11, 2015.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for St. Mary, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went St. Francis' way against St. Mary in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as St. Francis made off with a 16-1 win. Do the Gladiators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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