The St. Francis Borgia Knights will venture away from home to take on the Lafayette Lancers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Francis Borgia earned a 6-1 victory over Lutheran South. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Elise Gildehaus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Valerie Gildehaus, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Averi Glosemeyer, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
St. Francis Borgia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lafayette had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Flyers 2-1.
St. Francis Borgia now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lafayette, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
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