Baseball Recap: Wayne Country Day Chargers vs. John Paul II Catholic Saints
Wayne Country Day entered their tilt with John Paul II Catholic with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the John Paul II Catholic Saints on Tuesday. Six seems to be a good number for Wayne Country Day as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Caden Scott tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Davis Albert, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Landon Sutton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On John Paul II Catholic's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Donofrio, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Donofrio has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Wayne Country Day's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for John Paul II Catholic, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
Wayne Country Day didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-0 win vs. Wake County HomeSchool on the 17th. John Paul II Catholic will take on Coastal Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. John Paul II Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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