Franciscan 27, La Roche 2

Franciscan Starters 
Luke Reimer, Nathaniel Carter, Alex Ahmann, Joseph Norton, Joseph James, Gavin Cook, Dominic Miraglia, Luke Schauble, Joseph Redmond, & Goalkeeper- Richard Vale II 

How It Happened 
    Franciscan hosted La Roche on Wednesday night on a cold rainy evening in Steubenville. The Barons would pickup their third win of the season to move to 3-2 on the year.

Franciscan tallied up 10 goals in the opening quarter with three coming from, PAC Newcomer of the Week, Joseph James and James Masso. The Redhawks would get on the board in the second quarter on a man-up opportunity. The Barons had 14 assists on 18 first half goals. 

A couple of defensemen would score their first goals in Sam Smith, Jospeh Redmond, and Luke Schauble all finding the back of the net. Richard Vale II would also net his first two goals of the season, while John Tedeschi played in goal for the fourth quarter.
    
Inside the Numbers 
- James led the Barons with nine points, five goals and four assists. He also led the team with 14 ground balls.
- Samuel Marshall netted four goals in his return to action.
- Masso and Cook each had six points.
- Vale picked up his third win of the season while playing 45:00 minutes in goal.

Up Next 
Franciscan resume play on the road at Mount St. Joseph on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Barons are 3-0 all-time against the Lions, as they look to keep up their recent success against them this weekend. Last year, the Barons won by a score of 17-10. Gavin Cook, Samuel Marshall, Nicholas Sando, and Dominic Scordino all scored three goals in the road victory.

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