Father Tolton has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Hannibal Pirates at 11:00 a.m.
Father Tolton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Helias on Friday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Hannibal can finally bid farewell to their 24-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Palmyra.
Addison Friday spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Sidney Zimmerman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Kenedi Neff was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Hannibal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Father Tolton's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Hannibal, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-29.
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