The St. Francis Troubadours will be playing at home against the Pleasant Grove Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Francis: 3.8, Pleasant Grove: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Francis will bounce into Friday's match after beating Sheldon, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. Francis walked away with a 5-2 victory over Sheldon on Wednesday.
Kiley Shea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Claire Krotine was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Thundering Herd 3-1.
Pleasant Grove also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Madeline Lawson gave up one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Lawson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pleasant Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Broazaitis, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. St. Francis has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Pleasant Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lawson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Francis still be able to contain Lawson? There's only one way to find out.
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