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St. Benedict's PrepPope John XXIII
Gray Bees
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The Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's neutral playoff game against St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, NJ) by a score of 4-3.

This game is a part of the "2024 NJSIAA New Jersey Baseball State Championship - North Jersey Non-Public A" tournament.

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Game Story

New Jersey High School Baseball - St. Benedict's Prep can't hold off Pope John XXIII

May 22, 2024: Newark, NJ 07102

In Wednesday's non-league game, the visiting Pope John XXIII baseball team scored a tight 4-3 victory over the St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees.

The (14-12) will now prepare for their battle against Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ). The Ironmen enter the non-league battle with a 24-4 record. In their last battle, Don Bosco Prep held off Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ), 6-4, in a league battle.

The Gray Bees now possess a 11-7 record.

Rankings & Records

St. Benedict's Prep (23-24)

NJDiv.
18710
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %RFRA
12-76-26-40-1.63216857

Pope John XXIII (23-24)

NJDiv.
607
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %RFRA
14-135-78-35-91-1.519.417128128

Team Scoring Averages

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St. Benedict's Prep		1.32.35.7.30--8.810.51.0
Pope John XXIII		1.0.3.9.7.7.7.94.76.51.7

Team Stat Comparison

St. Benedict's PrepPope John XXIII
-Batting Average.262
-On Base Percentage.384
-Slugging Percentage.334
-Fielding Percentage.932

Team Leaders

St. Benedict's PrepPope John XXIIINational Avg.
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Batting Average#13 Mason Giordano1.000.239
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On Base Percentage#13 Mason Giordano1.000.376
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Slugging Percentage#13 Mason Giordano1.000.299
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Fielding Percentage#13 Mason Giordano1.000.862

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
St. Benedict's Prep0-2Pope John XXIII1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/30/24Bergen CatholicSt. Benedict's Prep(L) 14-25/14/24Pope John XXIIIBergen Catholic(L) 10-0
5/6/24St. Benedict's PrepSt. Peter's Prep(L) 4-24/13/24St. Peter's PrepPope John XXIII(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

St. Benedict's Prep (23-24)

Pope John XXIII (23-24)
12-7
Overall
14-13
0-0
League
5-7
12-6
Non-League
8-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-2
Common Opponent
1-1
6-2
Home
8-3
6-4
Away
5-9
0-1
Neutral
1-1
0-1
Playoff
1-1
12-7
In-State
14-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0