The St. Francis Spartans will take on the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis will be strutting in after a win while Marian Central Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Francis barely beat Montini Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Broncos on Thursday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Marian Central Catholic's offense. They came up short against Marengo on Thursday, falling 9-0. The Hurricanes' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Marian Central Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodee Vermette, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
St. Francis' victory was their 14th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Marian Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-24.
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