The St. Francis Borgia Knights will challenge the Linn Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, St. Francis Borgia came up short against Union and fell 6-1. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Francis Borgia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Vogelgesang, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Linn had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Eagles.
Sophia Voss made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emma Starke and Hannah Hackmann did most of the damage at the plate: Starke scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Hackmann went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Warren, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Linn hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
St. Francis Borgia's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9. As for Linn, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Francis Borgia skirted past Linn 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will St. Francis Borgia repeat their success, or does Linn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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