St. Francis is 9-1 against Bishop Timon-St. Jude since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. The St. Francis Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis has six straight wins, Bishop Timon-St. Jude has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, St. Francis earned a 10-6 victory over Nichols.
Anthony Venditti made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Venditti was also solid in the batter's box, 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. Another player making a difference was Jack Homer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Bishop Timon-St. Jude's offense. They lost 8-0 to Canisius on Monday.
St. Francis' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
St. Francis beat Bishop Timon-St. Jude 5-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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