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| 05/03/24 - Away | 13-7 W |
| 04/30/24 - Home | 9-3 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 2-8 L |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 05/11/22 - Home | 8-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Saint Francis has gone 8-2 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lancers will venture away from home to take on the Fightin' Irish at 3:30 p.m. Saint Francis will be strutting in after a victory while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will be coming in after a defeat.
Saint Francis barely beat Archbishop Riordan the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lancers blew past the Crusaders 9-2 on Tuesday. The Lancers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Saint Francis got a great performance from Landon Kim as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Kim has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Henry Dommer was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Tanner Wall, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Saint Francis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory didn't have quite enough to beat Bellarmine College Prep on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The Fightin' Irish haven't had much luck with the Bells recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Tedford Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Saint Francis, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Saint Francis' speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's match. The Lancers have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Saint Francis continue to outrun the ball?
Saint Francis took their victory against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 13-7 score. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Fightin' Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
