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| 04/22/25 - Away | 7-5 W |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/01/24 - Home | 12-6 W |
| 05/31/23 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 9-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. Francis ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Monticello Magic 7-5. The Fighting Saints haven't had any issues with the Magic recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Sydney Borchert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Molly Hanson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (two). Emily Meyer was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
St. Francis' record is now 4-1. As for Monticello, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. St. Francis is set to challenge their familiar foe Chisago Lakes Area at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fighting Saints 2.6, the Wildcats 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Monticello will square off against rival North Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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