Saint Francis Catholic is 2-8 against Oak Hall since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Saint Francis Catholic Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Hall Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Saint Francis Catholic can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Wildwood as Saint Francis Catholic made off with a 16-2 win.
Saint Francis Catholic got a great performance from McCabe Long as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Long was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Richard Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oak Hall was able to grind out a solid victory over The Villages Charter on Wednesday, taking the game 12-9.
Oak Hall got a massive performance out of Darion Medley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Harrison Beach, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Saint Francis Catholic's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14.7 runs. As for Oak Hall, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Saint Francis Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Oak Hall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Saint Francis Catholic might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Oak Hall in their previous meeting on March 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oak Hall's Jack Steen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that Saint Francis Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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