Canisius won the last time they faced St. Francis and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Crusaders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders /Red, sneaking past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Canisius got a big performance out of David Barczak, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Ostempowski, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Crusaders
| 05/06/26 vs St. Francis | 40.7% |
| 05/04/26 @ St. Francis | 23.1% |
| 04/27/26 vs Nichols | 15.8% |
| 04/24/26 @ Bishop Timon-St. Jude | 25% |
| 04/23/26 vs Clarence | 26.7% |
| + 13 more games |
Canisius was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
Canisius' win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12.
Looking ahead, Canisius will head out on the road to take on St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Francis, they will be playing at home against Orchard Park at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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