Baseball Recap: John Paul II Catholic Victorious

While John Paul II Catholic's win against Wayne Christian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The John Paul II Catholic Saints narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wayne Christian Eagles 6-5. The win continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won nine in a row.

Kaden Knight

Hits (Career)

03/18/25 @ Wayne Christian	2
03/14/25 @ Faith Christian	1
03/13/25 @ Coastal Christian	1
03/11/25 vs Coastal Christian	1
03/06/25 @ Varsity Opponent	1

John Paul II Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Knight, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. The dominant performance gave Knight a new career-high in hits. Another was Joseph Caporosssi, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

John Paul II Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Wayne Christian, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.

John Paul II Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wayne Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.