The St. Francis Spartans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Saint Viator Lions at 4:30 p.m. St. Francis' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Saint Viator's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Francis will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 13) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over Trinity.
Meanwhile, Saint Viator was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 15-3 to Crystal Lake Central.
Saint Viator saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Ratzki, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Francis has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Saint Viator, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18.
St. Francis took their win against Saint Viator in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 11-2. Does St. Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Viator turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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