This is definitely one of the hardest places to come and play, not only because it's a good, quality team but the fans and the stadium are fantastic.

The quality of play is much improved.

We always play well against A&M. They're always a quality program, but they don't like our gym very much I don't think.

The guys wanted to be put in a position to play quality opponents. This group is not going to back down from anyone. The way we look at it, the better teams prepare us for area play.

Whenever you play a program the quality that Belleville West is, you have to take those opportunities, make them count and score. You may not get another one. We were fortunate to have that inning where we got a lot of breaks our way.

It's like managing an all-star team. Not everybody gets in as many innings, but the quality of the play is better. This place has always been competitive. They all want to get on the air so they're making their stories better. Who's that bad for besides the competition?