The St. Francis Fighting Saints are taking a road trip to take on the Alexandria Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis' pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Alexandria's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Francis managed to slip by Monticello the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Fighting Saints came up short against the Magic on Tuesday, falling 9-3. The loss was the Fighting Saints' first of the season.
Owen Lamson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Cooper Fiskewold was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Alexandria entered their tilt with Brainerd on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 5-1.
Alexandria pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for St. Francis, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
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