Baseball Preview: St. John Paul II Academy Eagles vs. West Boca Raton Bulls
The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the West Boca Raton Bulls at 6:30 p.m. St. John Paul II Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so West Boca Raton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, St. John Paul II Academy came up short against Benjamin and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that St. John Paul II Academy has lost by exactly three runs.
St. John Paul II Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Velardi, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton had just enough and edged Monsignor Pace out 3-2 on Tuesday.
James Littmen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Tyler Lichtenberger was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
St. John Paul II Academy dropped their record down to 9-11-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for West Boca Raton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
St. John Paul II Academy couldn't quite finish off West Boca Raton in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 and fell 12-10. Can St. John Paul II Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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