Baseball Preview: St. John Paul II Academy Eagles vs. Royal Palm Beach Wildcats
The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John Paul II Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Royal Palm Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, St. John Paul II Academy came up short against North Broward Prep and fell 6-1. St. John Paul II Academy has struggled against North Broward Prep recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Thomas Velardi was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple.
Meanwhile, Royal Palm Beach got the win against Atlantic on Tuesday by a conclusive 8-2. The victory was just what Royal Palm Beach needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior match.
Chris DeGara looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Royal Palm Beach let Jaxon Gelb and Shane Causey loose on the outfield. Gelb scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Causey scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Edward Wood III, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. John Paul II Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7-1. As for Royal Palm Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
St. John Paul II Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Royal Palm Beach in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will St. John Paul II Academy repeat their success, or does Royal Palm Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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