St. Ignatius College Preparatory won the last time they faced Saint Francis, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Saint Francis Lancers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory got a great performance from Will Siwinski as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Siwinski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evann Smith was excellent, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Emmett Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Saint Francis' side, they got a good showing from Ian McMahon, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Brent Valentine was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Tysen Ellis, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Saint Francis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13-1.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will head out on the road to face off against Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so St. Ignatius College Preparatory's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Saint Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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