The St. Francis Golden Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Francis picked up another tournament win on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hart 3-2. That's two games straight that the Golden Knights have won by just one run.
Dominik Hidalgo
| 02/19/25 @ Hart | 2 |
| 04/03/24 @ Xavier Prep | 1 |
| 04/02/24 @ Palm Desert | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs Loyola | 1 |
| 03/13/24 vs Sierra Canyon | 1 |
St. Francis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominik Hidalgo, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. The dominant performance gave Hidalgo a new career-high in RBI.
Meanwhile, Thousand Oaks beat Poly 7-3 on Wednesday.
Luc Forkin looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Matthew Magruder was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of James Luderer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Francis and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Thousand Oaks, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
St. Francis was able to grind out a solid victory over Thousand Oaks in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 7-3. Does St. Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thousand Oaks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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