The Fenwick Friars will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fenwick is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Aurora Central Catholic (and have done all season long). Everything went Fenwick's way against Aurora Central Catholic on Monday as Fenwick made off with a 13-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Fenwick as they're now sitting on four straight.
Fenwick got a great performance from Matthew Purta as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Will Gladden was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Wicker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Francis sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Montini Catholic on Monday.
Fenwick is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for St. Francis, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
Fenwick took their win against St. Francis in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-5. Does Fenwick have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Francis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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