Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Academy Eagles vs. Cardinal Newman Crusaders
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. John Paul II Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Cardinal Newman Crusaders by a score of 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. John Paul II Academy.
Thomas Velardi was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Tommy Ciaccio was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. John Paul II Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14-1 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-6-1.
St. John Paul II Academy is on the road again on Tuesday to play North Broward Prep at 7:00 p.m. North Broward Prep will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something St. John Paul II Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Cardinal Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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