Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Catholic Takes a Loss

St. John Paul II Catholic lost against Bourgade Catholic back in March of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The St. John Paul II Catholic Lions fell just short of the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles by a score of 15-13.

Adrian Zaragoza was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Francisco Vasquez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Lions

On Base Percentage

03/03/25 @ Bourgade Catholic	57.1%
02/27/25 vs Anthem Prep	21.4%
04/19/24 vs Kingman Academy	46.2%
04/16/24 @ Arizona Lutheran Academy	6.7%
04/13/24 vs Heritage Academy	34.4%
+ 7 more games

Even though they lost, St. John Paul II Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

St. John Paul II Catholic dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bourgade Catholic, their win ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.

Coming up, St. John Paul II Catholic will welcome Heritage Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The game will give Heritage Academy their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season. As for Bourgade Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 12-9 loss against Chino Valley on the 4th.