The St. Francis Red Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Williamsville North Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Last Saturday, St. Francis was able to grind out a solid win over Nichols, taking the game 10-6.
Anthony Venditti made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Venditti was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Luke Rybczynski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nick Bienko was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Williamsville North was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell just short of Aquinas Institute by a score of 3-1.
Nick Cutrona was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Williamsville North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadon Wanat, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 6-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Williamsville North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
St. Francis couldn't quite finish off Williamsville North when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for St. Francis, Jase Rutkowski (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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