King's Ridge Christian was handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against St. Francis on Monday. The King's Ridge Christian Tigers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the St. Francis Knights 6-4. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 defeat the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Katie Washer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sadie Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emmie Fratesi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
King's Ridge Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis only posted an OBP of .357.
King's Ridge Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.
King's Ridge Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Mount Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Ridge Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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