Canisius came into Tuesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the St. Francis Red Raiders 4-3. This was payback for Canisius, who suffered a 6-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Cooper Prizel tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Monti, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On St. Francis' side, Noah Albano was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, St. Francis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Bienko, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jack Homer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Even though they lost, St. Francis 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 Canisius only tossed five.
Canisius made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for St. Francis, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-6.
Canisius will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Francis: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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