The St. Francis Mariners will be playing at home against the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. Francis is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Catholic Central.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Brookfield Academy has finally found some success away from home. They lost 11-5 to Catholic Central on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Brookfield Academy has lost by exactly six runs.
Riley Bodor was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Thompson, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Brookfield Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
St. Francis suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Brookfield Academy when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brookfield Academy's Julia Van Bogart, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that St. Francis knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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