In what's become a running theme this season, Saint Francis Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Hawthorne Hornets with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Saint Francis Catholic as they're now sitting on five straight.
Colin Kuruppacherry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Kuruppacherry has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kuruppacherry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ty Powell, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Richard Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Hawthorne's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Barbato, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Johnson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Saint Francis Catholic's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Hawthorne, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Saint Francis Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Branford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Saint Francis Catholic's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games. As for Hawthorne, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cedar Key at 6:00 p.m. on April 22nd.
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