Saint Francis had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish as they made off with a 9-3 victory. This was payback for Saint Francis, who suffered an 8-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Chris Han looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Saint Francis got a big performance out of Brent Valentine, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gino Cappellazzo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's side, they got a good showing from Quinn Middleton, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Tate Medicoff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianni Conte, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Saint Francis pushed their record up to 12-12-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-10.
Saint Francis will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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