The St. Francis Borgia Knights will challenge the Lutheran South Lancers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. St. Francis Borgia will be strutting in after a victory while Lutheran South will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Francis Borgia took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Westminster Christian 3-2.
Elise Gildehaus spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Averi Glosemeyer, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Valerie Gildehaus, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lutheran South faced Parkway West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Lutheran South lost 14-3 to Parkway West. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lutheran South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Flieg, who got on base in both of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
St. Francis Borgia's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lutheran South, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
St. Francis Borgia skirted past Lutheran South 11-9 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does St. Francis Borgia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lutheran South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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