The St. Francis Fighting Saints will head out on the road to take on the Princeton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Princeton is hoping to do on Thursday what Cloquet couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to St. Francis' winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Francis' pitchers stepped up to hand Cloquet a 3-0 shutout.
Chase Patton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Patton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Patton wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Granroth, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Princeton stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bemidji as Princeton made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Princeton.
St. Francis' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against Princeton when the teams last played back in June of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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