St. Francis lost against Fenwick last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Francis Spartans fell just short of the Fenwick Friars by a score of 4-3. St. Francis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Fenwick's part, Joey Krzak tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Krzak has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ian MacKinnon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Hickey, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Fenwick, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
St. Francis will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Saint Ignatius College Prep at 10:30 a.m. Saint Ignatius College Prep is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so St. Francis will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Fenwick, they will face off against Andrean at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Fenwick: 4.1, Andrean: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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