Baseball Game Preview: John Carroll Catholic Rams vs. Montverde Academy Eagles

The John Carroll Catholic Rams will challenge the Montverde Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. John Carroll Catholic will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

John Carroll Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Cocoa Beach.

Taggert Cameron was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up a single earned run in 13 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zachary Stern, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Grady Messner, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

John Carroll Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Montverde Academy and The First Academy squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Montverde Academy had to settle for second. They lost 11-1 to the Royals.

John Carroll Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Montverde Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.