Baseball Recap: Saint Francis Catholic Extends Winning Streak to Five

Wolves

Previous 5 Games

03/25/25 @ Countryside Christian	14-3
03/21/25 vs Seven Rivers Christian	11-3
03/18/25 vs Riverside Christian	14-2
03/14/25 @ Hawthorne	13-2
03/12/25 vs Oak Hall	7-6

Saint Francis Catholic waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Countryside Christian Minutemen 14-3. That's more bragging rights for the Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Sawyer Williams was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, Saint Francis Catholic let Andy Janelle and Cyrus Fariborzian run wild. Janelle scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Fariborzian went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those six stolen bases gave Janelle a new career-high. Dylan Diaz was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Saint Francis Catholic's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Countryside Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saint Francis Catholic will head out to square off against Wildwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Francis Catholic is facing Wildwood at the right time seeing as Wildwood is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Countryside Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Riverside Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.91 runs per game on average), something Countryside Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.