Baseball Game Preview: Montverde Academy Eagles vs. John Carroll Catholic Rams

For the second straight game, Montverde Academy will face off against John Carroll Catholic. The Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montverde Academy has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Montverde Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Monday. They lost 12-2 to John Carroll Catholic. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly ten runs.

For John Carroll Catholic's part, Taggert Cameron was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Cameron has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Jones, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

John Carroll Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in four consecutive games.

John Carroll Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Montverde Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-10.