The Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fairfax HomeSchool barely beat Avalon the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Fairfax HomeSchool blew past Avalon 11-1 on Saturday. The Hawks have beaten the Black Knights the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Black Knights has come to flipping the script.
Cenzo Gonder
| 03/15/25 vs Avalon | 3 |
| 03/08/25 @ TEACH Homeschool | 2 |
| 05/02/24 vs Middle Tennessee Monarchs | 1 |
| 04/13/24 @ Seton | 4 |
Cenzo Gonder made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Silas Yoho was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Will McPherson was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Fairfax HomeSchool was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Gar-Field with a sharp 21-1 win on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Jack Kennedy looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Liam Kennedy, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Charlie Skala, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Fairfax HomeSchool's record now sits at 4-1. As for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-3.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fairfax HomeSchool has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, though, as they've been averaging 11 hits. Given Fairfax HomeSchool's sizable advantage in that area, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fairfax HomeSchool suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Saint John Paul the Great Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Fairfax HomeSchool avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
