Serra and Saint Francis are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Serra Padres will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saint Francis Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Serra will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Serra stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Bellarmine College Prep onto the board and left with a 7-0 win.
The result came thanks to Sam Kretsch's shutout, as he gave up just eight hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Josiah Rodriguez was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Josephson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis didn't have quite enough to beat Valley Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-1. Saint Francis has struggled against Valley Christian recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Landon Kim spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Saint Francis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke DeVine, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Serra's victory bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Saint Francis, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10-1.
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