The St. Francis de Sales Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Anthony Wayne Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Francis de Sales took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Central Catholic a 4-0 shutout.
St. Francis de Sales got a great performance from Julien Coleman as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched.
At the plate, St. Francis de Sales' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joey Meredith, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Anthony Wayne faced Northview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Anthony Wayne blew past Northview 6-0. Anthony Wayne might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
St. Francis de Sales pushed their record up to 17-11 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Anthony Wayne, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
St. Francis de Sales came up short against Anthony Wayne when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-3. Can St. Francis de Sales avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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