Nichols is 1-9 against St. Francis since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Nichols Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the St. Francis Red Raiders at 1:00 p.m. Nichols is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Nichols is is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Akron.
Max Langer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Nichols saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Coene, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, St. Francis had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Vikings.
Noah Albano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Homer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Nichols' loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for St. Francis, they pushed their record up to 5-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Nichols couldn't quite finish off St. Francis when the teams last played on Wednesday and fell 5-3. Can Nichols avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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