St. Francis is 2-8 against Living Word Lutheran since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Francis Mariners will be playing at home against the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
St. Francis had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Knights a 10-0 shutout. Fans of St. Francis have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Noah Heitman and Tyler Budzien did most of the damage at the plate: Heitman went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Budzien scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Xolot, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Living Word Lutheran's way against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy on Tuesday as Living Word Lutheran made off with a 10-0 win.
Kaden Weissenburger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Weissenburger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Oliver, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Owen Sather was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Francis' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Living Word Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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