The St. Elizabeth Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Sanford Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. St. Elizabeth has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Sanford will come in with four straight wins.
St. Elizabeth's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Conrad Science on Tuesday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Red Wolves might stick with them for a while.
Nicholas Mancini was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Sanford put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tatnall a 12-0 shutout. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Sanford this season.
The team relied heavily on Luke Filliben, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Fox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Elizabeth's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Sanford, their victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
St. Elizabeth suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Sanford in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can St. Elizabeth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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