St. Francis dropped to 9-10 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Rocklin Thunder by a score of 1-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunder this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in March.
St. Francis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis McFarland, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
As for Rocklin, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games.
On Rocklin's side, not much got past Payton Prior, who gave up just seven hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep St. Francis off the board. Prior has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Francis will challenge rival Folsom at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Rocklin is set to square off against their familiar foe Del Oro at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Thunder 1.6, the Golden Eagles 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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