After flying high against Becker last Tuesday, St. Francis came back down to earth. The St. Francis Fighting Saints fell just short of the Andover Huskies by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for St. Francis in their matchups with Andover: they've now lost five in a row.
For Andover's part, Morgan Kostecka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maia Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
St. Francis' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1. As for Andover, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
St. Francis will be playing in front of their home fans against North Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so North Branch's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Andover, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Brainerd at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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