The St. Francis DeSales Stallions will face off against the Westerville South Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Francis DeSales is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westerville Central.
Meanwhile, Westerville South entered their tilt with Groveport-Madison on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cruisers a 6-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Nate Bury-Hays's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Westerville South saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooks Hibbitt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. Another was Ethan Cleaver, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Francis DeSales' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Westerville South, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. Francis DeSales couldn't quite finish off Westerville South in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Stallions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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