St. Francis hasn't had much luck against Monticello recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fighting Saints will square off against the Magic at 4:30 p.m. St. Francis will come into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither St. Francis nor Big Lake made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Fighting Saints came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 5-2. That's two games straight that the Fighting Saints have won by exactly three runs.
Nathaniel Esboldt looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Lance, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Monticello didn't have quite enough to beat Anoka on Monday and fell 4-3. The game marked the Magic's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Monticello also got a good showing from Gavin Gardner, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Monticello saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Holthaus, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average this season. As for Monticello, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
St. Francis skirted past Monticello 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Fighting Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Magic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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