St. Francis was the 7-4 winner over Hollister when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Sharks fell just short of the Haybalers by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday.
Nicholas Fantl made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Dominguez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one double.
St. Francis dropped their record down to 11-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.6 runs. As for Hollister, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Francis will take on rival Salinas at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hollister is set to challenge their familiar foe Carmel at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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