The Rocky River Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the St. Francis de Sales Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rocky River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so St. Francis de Sales' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rocky River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Archbishop Hoban by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, St. Francis de Sales earned an 8-3 victory over Maumee on Saturday.
Julien Coleman tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit.
On the hitting side, Drew Tucker was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. He has been hot, having also posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Tyler Chupp was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
St. Francis de Sales is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Rocky River, they pushed their record up to 20-8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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