The St. John Eagles will square off against the False River Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in St. John's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while False River has been banged up by 19 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
If St. John beats False River with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. St. John walked away with a 7-3 win over Thibodaux on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, False River had to endure a 14-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Family Christian with a sharp 20-13 victory on Tuesday. The Gators' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
False River got a massive performance out of Dylon Gentile, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Gentile a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Matthew Gradfeo, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-6.
False River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.4.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for False River, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-15-1.
Everything went St. John's way against False River in their previous meeting back in February, as St. John made off with a 17-5 win. Will St. John repeat their success, or does False River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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