St. Francis Borgia entered their tilt with St. Dominic on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the St. Dominic Crusaders 4-2. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 loss the Crusaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Elise Gildehaus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 innings per game.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Averi Glosemeyer, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Vogelgesang, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
St. Francis Borgia pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for St. Dominic, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 11-5 record.
St. Francis Borgia will venture away from home to square off against Pacific at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Francis Borgia is facing Pacific at the right time seeing as Pacific is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Dominic, they will host Timberland at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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