While St. Francis put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Cloquet. The St. Francis Fighting Saints came out on top against the Cloquet Lumberjacks by a score of 3-0. The win was nothing new for St. Francis as they're now sitting on three straight.
Chase Patton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Patton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Patton wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Granroth, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
St. Francis' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Cloquet, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis will face off against Princeton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Francis: 2.4, Princeton: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cloquet, they will head out on the road to square off against Proctor at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Proctor's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Cloquet's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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