Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Snags Ninth Victory in Last 12 Games

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Previous Games

04/21/25 - Away	5-3 W
04/17/25 - Neutral	0-7 L
05/08/24 - Away	0-11 L
05/02/24 - Away	0-15 L
02/29/24 - Home	2-10 L
+ 5 more games

With a playoff win on the line, St. John Paul II rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the North Florida Christian Eagles 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since February 11th.

St. John Paul II saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Cantella, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most hits Cantella has posted since back in March.

St. John Paul II is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for North Florida Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.

St. John Paul II will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Florida Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.