Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Picks Up 13th Consecutive Win

Lions

Previous Games

04/30/25 vs Sturgis West	19-0
04/29/25 @ Bridgewater-Raynham	8-5
04/28/25 @ Sturgis West	30-0
04/25/25 vs Fairhaven	6-1
04/23/25 @ Sandwich	6-3
+ 8 more games

St. John Paul II put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Sturgis West Navigators get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory. Considering the Lions have won eight matches by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Colin Buckley and Logan Our made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Buckley tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Our struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Buckley a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Buckley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Our went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Our has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.

In other batting news, Ryan Amerault was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Ross, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

St. John Paul II hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.

St. John Paul II pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Sturgis West, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Coincidentally, St. John Paul II and Sturgis West will both be playing Nantucket the next time they take the field. The Lions will host the Whalers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Navigators will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.