Baseball Game Preview: St. Martinville Tigers vs. Rayne Wolves

St. Martinville hasn't had much luck against Rayne recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Martinville Tigers will square off against the Rayne Wolves at 4:00 p.m. St. Martinville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

St. Martinville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy 11-4 on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded St. Martinville with their most commanding win of the season.

Kaden Gary

Hits Against

02/18/25 vs Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	1
02/11/25 vs Northwest	1

Kaden Gary made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of St. Martinville's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Gary was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Logan Bienvenu was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ashlon Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Rayne never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Breaux Bridge last Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Tigers. The Wolves have beaten the Tigers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.

Rayne's record is now 4-2. As for St. Martinville, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

St. Martinville couldn't quite finish off Rayne in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can St. Martinville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.