Marian Catholic won the last time they faced Shenandoah Valley, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Marian Catholic walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils.
Cole Defrancisco made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Defrancisco was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Defrancisco wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brian Hinkle, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Shenandoah Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marian Catholic only tossed five.
Marian Catholic's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Shenandoah Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Marian Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shenandoah Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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