Sheldon is 8-2 against St. Francis since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Sheldon Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Troubadours at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sheldon: 3, St. Francis: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sheldon is returning to their home field after beating Elk Grove on theirs, despite the fact Elk Grove has dominated at home this season. Sheldon skirted past Elk Grove 3-2.
Micah Kennedy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Briana Lewis was excellent, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Madison Chapman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but St. Francis had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Franklin on Monday.
Francesca Guerrera made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Krotine, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Sheldon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Sheldon came up short against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Francis' Kiley Shea, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Now that Sheldon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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