St. Francis has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, St. Francis didn't have quite enough to beat Pleasant Grove and fell 4-2.
Kiley Shea was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, St. Francis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Krotine, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove won against Cosumnes Oaks on Friday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Everything went Elk Grove's way against Franklin as Elk Grove made off with a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elk Grove.
Kaylee Buck was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Buck has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Buck was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Elk Grove got a massive performance out of Taylor Fitzgerlad, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Maciel, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Elk Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
St. Francis skirted past Elk Grove 3-1 in their previous meeting on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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