The St. Frances Academy Panthers will face off against Jemicy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Frances Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Thursday. St. Frances Academy fell just short of Pallotti by a score of 6-5.

Joseph Cooper
| 04/30/26 @ Pallotti | 3 |
| 04/10/26 @ Friends | 3 |
| 04/20/26 @ Jemicy | 2 |
| 03/26/26 vs Sts. Peter & Paul | 2 |
| 04/28/26 @ Sts. Peter & Paul | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Joseph Cooper made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of St. Frances Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 3-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Davion Johnson-Lovelist, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Jemicy lost 23-1 to St. Frances Academy last Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Jemicy in their meetings with St. Frances Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Frances Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Jemicy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went St. Frances Academy's way against Jemicy when the teams last played last Monday, as St. Frances Academy made off with a 23-1 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do Jemicy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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