The St. Francis Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bartlett Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Francis lost 14-3 to Nazareth Academy on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for St. Francis in their matchups with Nazareth Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Bartlett's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jacobs. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Bartlett couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bartlett got a good showing from Robby Stankus, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Stankus has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bartlett saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Colaizzi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Bartlett, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-8.
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