After a string of four wins, St. Francis's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Big Lake Hornets. St. Francis was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Big Lake's pitchers proved too tough.
For Big Lake's part, the result came thanks to Owen Wilczek's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks. Wilczek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Big Lake's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Goedker, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Big Lake, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis will take on Academy of Holy Angels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Big Lake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Watertown-Mayer at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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