The False River Gators will head out to face off against the St. Thomas More Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. False River is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, False River earned a 12-9 win over White Castle.
| 04/04/25 vs White Castle | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs Family Christian | 4 |
| 04/09/25 @ White Castle | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Slaughter Community Charter | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Liberty Magnet | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Wyatt Orilion and Matthew Gradfeo did most of the damage at the plate: Orilion scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Gradfeo scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Orilion is becoming a predictor of False River's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-17-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cruz Pourciau, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More hadn't done well against Opelousas Catholic recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 13-1 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
St. Thomas More is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for False River, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 5-17-1.
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