St. Francis won the last time they faced Zimmerman and things went their way on Thursday too. The Fighting Saints put the hurt on the Thunder with a sharp 13-2 victory.
Sydney Borchert was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Borchert was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.

Alexa Skogquist
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In other batting news, Alexa Skogquist was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Emerson Markas, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
St. Francis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zimmerman only posted an OBP of .250.
St. Francis' record now sits at 2-0. As for Zimmerman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. St. Francis will take on rival North Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Zimmerman is set to square off against their familiar foe Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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