Softball Game Preview: Gardendale Rockets vs. Woodlawn Colonels

The Gardendale Rockets will face off against the Woodlawn Colonels at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Gardendale will be strutting in after a victory while Woodlawn will be coming in after a defeat.

Gardendale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Monday. They never let Clay-Chalkville get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Woodlawn's offense. They came up short against Mountain Brook last Saturday, falling 15-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Gardendale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-18-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Woodlawn, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-12.