It was a good run, but St. Dominic unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the St. Francis Borgia Knights by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Crusaders have suffered since September 13th.
Kelsey Kunz put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a run.
Even though they lost, St. Dominic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis Borgia didn't tossed any.
St. Dominic's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for St. Francis Borgia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
St. Dominic will face off against Timberland at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Francis Borgia, they will square off against Pacific at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis Borgia has four straight wins, Pacific has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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