Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Panthers vs. Valwood Valiants
It was a good run, but St. John Paul II unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-2 walloping at the hands of the Valwood Valiants. St. John Paul II has struggled against Valwood recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. John Paul II saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Latimer, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Latimer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Valwood's side, they got a great performance from James Godbee as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddox Coile, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Triston White, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. John Paul II's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Valwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John Paul II is on the road again on Tuesday to play Aucilla Christian at 4:00 p.m. As for Valwood, they will take on Terrell Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Terrell Academy is coming into the matchup with four straight victories at home, so Valwood will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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