St. Francis was the 8-5 winner over Montini Catholic when they last played one another back in March of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Francis Spartans fell just short of the Montini Catholic Broncos by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
For Montini Catholic's part, Blake Heyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Montini Catholic's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was AJ Manganello, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Francis has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-8 record this season. As for Montini Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-8-1.
While St. Francis had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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