St. Francis de Sales lost against Clay back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The St. Francis de Sales Knights fell just short of the Clay Eagles by a score of 5-4. St. Francis de Sales has struggled against Clay recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Derek Dzienny made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Whatmore, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Francis de Sales didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clay only tossed two.
On Clay's side, Noah Schacht and Vinny Gallaher did most of the damage at the plate: Schacht scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gallaher went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Drake Sekinger, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
St. Francis de Sales' loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Clay, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Francis de Sales by a score of 7-3 later that day.
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