It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Francis can now relate to. They lost 7-1 to the Fenwick Friars on Thursday. St. Francis' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Fenwick's part, Sophie Stone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 15 Ks. Stone has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isabella Bigham, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Simon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Francis' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7-1. As for Fenwick, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fenwick, they will challenge Elmwood Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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