The St. Francis Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Fenwick Friars at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games St. Francis has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, St. Francis narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Montini Catholic 7-6.
Meanwhile, Fenwick stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Aurora Central Catholic. Winning may never get old, but Fenwick sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Fenwick got a great performance from Matthew Purta as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Will Gladden was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Wicker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Francis' record now sits at 17-8. As for Fenwick, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
St. Francis suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Fenwick when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Purta, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that St. Francis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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