Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Comes Up Short

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, St. John Paul II couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the North Florida Christian Eagles by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Panthers, who until this matchup were averaging 3.25 runs allowed.

Wyatt Visnovske was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Javi Santana, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

St. John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for North Florida Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-16 record this season.

While St. John Paul II had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.