The Guntersville Wildcats will head out to take on the St. John Paul II Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Guntersville took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Susan Moore by a score of 10-6. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wildcats needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II hadn't done well against Westminster Christian Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. St. John Paul II walked away with a 4-1 victory over Westminster Christian Academy.
Mark Andrezjewski made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). He has become a key player for St. John Paul II: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 4-10 otherwise. Andrezjewski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted over his last ten contests.
Andrezjewski wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Smotrys, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Guntersville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. St. John Paul II's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Everything went Guntersville's way against St. John Paul II when the teams last played on March 10th, as Guntersville made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guntersville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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