The Fenwick Friars will challenge the Fayetteville Bulldogs at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Fenwick will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Packer Collegiate Institute on Tuesday. Fenwick blew past Packer Collegiate Institute 12-2. Considering the Friars' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Matt Purta looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
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On the hitting side, Fenwick got a massive performance out of Ryan Lazewski, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Lazewski a new career-high. JJ Obaldo was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Fenwick always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Packer Collegiate Institute only posted an OBP of .375.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville entered their tilt with Mount Dora Christian Academy on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on Mount Dora Christian Academy with a sharp 15-8 victory. That's two games straight that Fayetteville has won by exactly seven runs.
Fayetteville pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Fenwick, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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