Canisius won the last time they faced St. Francis, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Canisius Crusaders walked away with a 5-2 victory over the St. Francis Red Raiders. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canisius.
Joe Cheman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Canisius saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Scime, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of David Barczak, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On St. Francis' side, Jack Homer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Canisius' win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for St. Francis, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canisius will take on St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for St. Francis, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop Timon-St. Jude at 4:30 p.m. St. Francis is facing Bishop Timon-St. Jude at the right time seeing as Bishop Timon-St. Jude is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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