St. Francis had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Northview Titans by a score of 11-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The team relied heavily on Katie Ingram, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ansley Rabern was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Francis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Northview, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis will welcome Walker at 2:23 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Walker likes a good challenge. As for Northview, they will host Lithonia at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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