Baseball Game Preview: False River Gators vs. St. John Eagles

The False River Gators are taking a road trip to take on the St. John Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. False River has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

Having struggled with 14 defeats in a row, False River turned things around against Family Christian on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Flames as they made off with a 20-13 victory. 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 gave Gentile a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 matches they've averaged 10.4.

Meanwhile, St. John came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Tigers. Seven seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

St. John pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for False River, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-15-1.

False River suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to St. John when the teams last played back in February. Can False River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.