Baseball Game Preview: North Florida Christian Eagles vs. St. John Paul II Panthers

For the second straight game, North Florida Christian will face off against St. John Paul II. The Eagles will host the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Florida Christian 3.8, St. John Paul II 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

North Florida Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. John Paul II a 7-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Brigs Sparkman

Runs

03/13/25 @ Roman Catholic	3
04/17/25 vs St. John Paul II	2
04/15/25 vs Wakulla Christian School	2
03/25/25 vs Wakulla Christian School	2
03/06/25 @ Brookwood	2
+ 5 more games

Caden Cooper and Brigs Sparkman did most of the damage at the plate: Cooper went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run, while Sparkman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Sparkman is becoming a predictor of North Florida Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-14 when he doesn't). Jason Freeman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

St. John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for North Florida Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.