St. Francis had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Franklin Wildcats as they made off with a 10-3 win. St. Francis might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Alexandra Garcia was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kylee Garrett, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Franklin's side, Emily Azemar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
St. Francis' victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Franklin, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
St. Francis will take on Capital Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Francis: 3.7, Capital Christian: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Franklin, they will head out on the road to take on Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elk Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Franklin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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