Baseball Preview: St. John Paul II Academy Eagles vs. Saint Andrew's Scots
After three games on the road, St. John Paul II Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Saint Andrew's Scots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, St. John Paul II Academy suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of West Boca Raton.
St. John Paul II Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Scotty Crowe, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Crowe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Saint Andrew's entered their tilt with Somerset Academy - Canyons with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Cougars 11-1. The result was nothing new for Saint Andrew's, who have now won five matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Aiden Chaplin tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on M Spina, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Orozco, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
St. John Paul II Academy's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12-1. As for Saint Andrew's, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7-1 record this season.
St. John Paul II Academy took their victory against Saint Andrew's when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-3. Will St. John Paul II Academy repeat their success, or does Saint Andrew's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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