For the second straight game, Loyola will face off against St. Francis. The Cubs will take on the Golden Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Loyola has four straight victories, St. Francis has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Loyola's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis, sneaking past 2-0.
Luke Connon looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
On the hitting side, Loyola's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Bendel, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Loyola's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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