The St. George's Gryphons will be playing at home against the Munford Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. George's will be strutting in after a win while Munford will be coming in after a defeat.
St. George's entered their tilt with First Assembly Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 5-0 shutout on Monday.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Munford's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Arlington.
Munford saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Fortner, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Fortner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
St. George's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Munford, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-7.
St. George's skirted past Munford 2-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Munford's Owen Boswell, who struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. George's still be able to contain Boswell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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