Saint Francis is 8-2 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Saint Francis Lancers will be playing at home against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saint Francis has three straight wins, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Saint Francis earned a 4-1 victory over Archbishop Riordan.
Nick Chow looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jedd Chang, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Trinidad, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory also got a good showing from Nick Fenton, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Barclay Ovalle, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Saint Francis' win bumped their record up to 11-12-1. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Saint Francis hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Saint Francis might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Saint Francis, Franco Moran (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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