Riverside Christian hasn't had much luck against Saint Francis Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Riverside Christian Wranglers will square off against the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves at 4:00 p.m. Riverside Christian has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Riverside Christian fell victim to Aucilla Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Warriors. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Wranglers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis Catholic made easy work of Hawthorne on Friday and carried off a 13-2 victory. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Jake Long looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Saint Francis Catholic is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Saint Francis Catholic let Colin Kuruppacherry and Jonah Powers run wild. Kuruppacherry scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4, while Powers went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Kuruppacherry is becoming a predictor of Saint Francis Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Johnny O'Donnell was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Saint Francis Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Saint Francis Catholic's record now sits at 7-5. As for Riverside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Riverside Christian might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Saint Francis Catholic when the teams last played back in February. Can Riverside Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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