St. Francis barely beat Monticello the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Fighting Saints put the hurt on the Magic with a sharp 10-3 win on Tuesday. The Fighting Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Sydney Borchert
| 04/29/25 vs Monticello | 3 |
| 04/29/24 @ Elk River | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Chisago Lakes Area | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Monticello | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs North Branch | 1 |
Sydney Borchert made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, St. Francis let Alexa Skogquist and Grace Keding run wild. Skogquist went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Keding went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Meyer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. Francis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monticello only posted a batting average of .241.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Monticello, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis will challenge Elk River at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Elks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.63 runs per game on average), something the Fighting Saints will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Monticello, they will head out on the road to take on Zimmerman at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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