Monticello is 9-1 against St. Francis since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Monticello Magic will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m. Monticello will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, Monticello earned a 5-1 win over Buffalo. That's two games straight that Monticello has won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Francis' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Princeton by a score of 3-2.
Cooper Fiskewold was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Fiskewold has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fiskewold was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Fiskewold wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Fiskewold, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Francis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only tossed five.
Monticello's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for St. Francis, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Monticello took their win against St. Francis in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 11-1. Will Monticello repeat their success, or does St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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