St. Francis fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Whitefield Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Whitefield Academy WolfPack by a score of 8-7. The Knights haven't had much luck with the WolfPack recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Olivia Bocchicchio and Shayla Leguin did some serious damage despite the final result: Bocchicchio scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Leguin scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cam Golston, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Even though they lost, St. Francis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Whitefield Academy, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
St. Francis will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Riverwood at 5:30 p.m. Riverwood is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so St. Francis will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Whitefield Academy, they will square off against King's Ridge Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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