The St. Francis Fighting Saints will square off against the Princeton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Francis 3.2, Princeton 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Francis proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Elk River. The victory continues a trend for the Fighting Saints in their matchups with the Elks: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Princeton fell victim to North Branch and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 8th.
St. Francis' win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Princeton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-6.
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