Baseball Game Preview: St. Francis de Sales Knights vs. Steele Comets

St. Francis de Sales has won four straight games at home, while Steele has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Knights will welcome the Comets at 12:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

St. Francis de Sales is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past University of Detroit Jesuit 12-2 on Friday. The Knights not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 23, 2025 (when they won 10-0).

Nate Gamby spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Nick Hood

Stolen Base

03/27/26 vs Badin	4
05/08/26 vs University of Detroit Jesuit	3
05/02/26 @ De La Salle Collegiate	2
04/06/26 @ Clay	2
03/30/26 vs Westfield	2
+ 6 more games

At the plate, St. Francis de Sales got a massive performance out of Nick Hood, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Hood has become a key player for the Knights: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-10-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Kozma, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Steele got the win against Avon last Tuesday by a conclusive 9-1. Considering the Comets have won nine matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Steele's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for St. Francis de Sales, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11-1.

St. Francis de Sales couldn't quite finish off Steele in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 and fell 3-1. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.