The St. John Paul II Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. John Paul II has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. John Paul II lost 13-5 to West Limestone on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Mark Andrezjewski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Decatur Heritage Christian Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rattlers a 12-0 shutout. Give the Eagles' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for St. John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
St. John Paul II might still be hurting after the 17-7 defeat they got from Decatur Heritage Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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