Baseball Game Preview: Paramus Catholic Paladins vs. Leonia Lions

The Paramus Catholic Paladins will face off against the Leonia Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Leonia took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Paramus Catholic, who comes in off a win.

Paramus Catholic proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 23) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dumont 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Paladins have posted since March 29th.

Meanwhile, Leonia lost 12-2 to New Milford on Friday. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Paramus Catholic's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-7. As for Leonia, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.

Paramus Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Leonia in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Paladins repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.