After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, St. Francis finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-2 walloping at the hands of the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves. St. Francis has struggled against Living Word Lutheran recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Francis saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Heitman, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Living Word Lutheran's side, Gavin Weissenburger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Weissenburger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Weissenburger is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Easton Oliver, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin LaPerriere, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Francis fell to 3-1. As for Living Word Lutheran, the win (which was their fourth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
St. Francis will head out on the road to square off against St. Anthony at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Living Word Lutheran, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Racine Lutheran/Prairie at 10:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game.
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