The Southview Cougars will play host again on Saturday to welcome the St. Francis de Sales Knights, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.
Southview's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Perrysburg on Monday. They lost 19-0 to the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, St. Francis de Sales waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Trojans.
Collin Hennessey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Francis de Sales saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Meredith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Mitchey, who scored a run.
Southview has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for St. Francis de Sales, they pushed their record up to 15-10 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Southview skirted past St. Francis de Sales 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Francis de Sales' Josiah Erd, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Southview to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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