Baseball Recap: St. Francis Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Mariners

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Kenosha Christian Life	12
05/02/25 vs Kenosha Christian Life	10
04/28/25 vs Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran	10
04/28/25 vs St. Catherine's	10
04/10/25 @ Milwaukee Riverside	10

St. Francis entered their tilt with Kenosha Christian Life on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Mariners have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Zach Perry made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Heitman, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. St. Francis is 3-1 when Heitman posts three or more RBI, but 4-5 otherwise. Jordan Wuerl was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

St. Francis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in three consecutive contests.

St. Francis pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Kenosha Christian Life, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.

Looking ahead, St. Francis is taking a road trip to take on Catholic Central at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kenosha Christian Life, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Faith Christian at 4:30 p.m. Faith Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.57 runs per game on average), something Kenosha Christian Life will no doubt try to take advantage of.