St. Francis dropped their record down to 17-4 on Saturday, which also ended the team's six-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the West Catholic Falcons by a score of 5-4. If the Gladiators were looking for revenge after losing 7-4 to the Falcons when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Alex Jetter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for West Catholic, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On West Catholic's side, they let Ethan Gottleber and Jack Holt run wild. Gottleber got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Holt went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Holt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Coincidentally, St. Francis and West Catholic will both be playing Glen Lake the next time they take the field. The Gladiators will head out to face the Lakers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while the Falcons will play them later in the day, at 2:00 p.m.
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