The St. Francis Troubadours will head out to square off against the Whitney Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Francis is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
St. Francis came into this matchup off a tough eight-run loss on March 6th. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Folsom by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Troubadours have suffered since April 29, 2024.
St. Francis saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kinsley Imm, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Ariella Alcantar also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Even though they lost, St. Francis hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitney). They blew past Davis Sr. 16-3 on Friday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Paige Tamblyn looked comfortable as she pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Whitney got a massive performance out of Tylie Kitchen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Kitchen a new career-high in doubles (two). Kaia Fleischmann was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Whitney, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-4.
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