Saint Francis is 10-0 against Presentation since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Saint Francis Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Presentation Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saint Francis has 17 straight victories, Presentation has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Saint Francis is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory on Friday as Saint Francis made off with a 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for Saint Francis, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Shannon Keighran made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Keighran has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Keighran was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Saint Francis got a massive performance out of Hayden Hummel, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Rebecca Quinn was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Presentation came up short against Valley Christian on Friday and fell 7-2.
Julia Sim?n made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Saint Francis' victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-0. As for Presentation, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Presentation's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Saint Francis has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Presentation, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Saint Francis keep running through batters, or will Presentation buck the trend?
Everything went Saint Francis' way against Presentation in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Saint Francis made off with a 19-1 win. Does Saint Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Presentation turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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