After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Loyola Academy, Saint Ignatius College Prep was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the St. Francis Spartans 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Saint Ignatius College Prep, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Giovanna Sanfratello made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Sanfratello was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caroline Leavy was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Abby Lee was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Saint Ignatius College Prep's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-15. As for St. Francis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-6 record this season.
Saint Ignatius College Prep will stay at home for another game and welcome De La Salle at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Ignatius College Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for St. Francis, they will head out on the road to square off against Somonauk at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Somonauk will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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