Saint Francis stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats a 13-0 shutout. The win was just business as usual For Saint Francis, who after 23 games remain undefeated this season.
Shannon Keighran made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Keighran has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Keighran was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Saint Francis got a massive performance out of Kate Munnerlyn, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brooke Wiegand, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Saint Francis' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-0. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Saint Francis will take on Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Francis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they will head out on the road to face off against Saint Francis at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Francis' pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so St. Ignatius College Preparatory's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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