Baseball Preview: San Tan Charter Roadrunners vs. St. John Paul II Catholic Lions
The San Tan Charter Roadrunners will be playing at home against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Tan Charter has nine straight victories, St. John Paul II Catholic has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
San Tan Charter stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Phoenix Country Day with a sharp 12-2 win.
Dillon Wildrick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Wildrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wildrick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Tommy Crupi was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Preston Cox was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II Catholic came up short against Kingman Academy on Friday and fell 13-10.
St. John Paul II Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Bacome, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
San Tan Charter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
St. John Paul II Catholic's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: San Tan Charter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. It's a different story for St. John Paul II Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain San Tan Charter's hitters?
San Tan Charter took their win against St. John Paul II Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 9-3. Will San Tan Charter repeat their success, or does St. John Paul II Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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