With a playoff game on the line, St. Francis rose to the challenge on Monday. Everything went their way against the Nichols Vikings as they made off with a 10-2 victory. St. Francis' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
St. Francis got a great performance from Noah Albano as he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Albano has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Suffoletto and Nick Bienko did most of the damage at the plate: Suffoletto scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Bienko scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Nichols, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Francis nor Nichols have any future games scheduled.
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