Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis Borgia). They were the clear victor by a 21-4 margin over the Pacific Indians on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on five straight.
Stella Hancock made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Hancock was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Gwen Newton was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Averi Glosemeyer, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Francis Borgia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 36.1%.
St. Francis Borgia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Pacific, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis Borgia will venture away from home to face off against Washington at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pacific, they will head out to take on Union at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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