Princeton entered their tilt with St. Francis with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the St. Francis Fighting Saints out 3-2. This was payback for Princeton, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Will Peterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, Princeton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Olson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On St. Francis' side, Cooper Fiskewold was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Fiskewold has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fiskewold was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, St. Francis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only tossed five.
Princeton's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Princeton will stay at home for another game and welcome North Branch at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Princeton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so North Branch's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Francis, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Monticello at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Francis: 2.5, Monticello: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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