Softball Preview: St. John Paul II Panthers vs. Florida State University High School Seminoles
The St. John Paul II Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Florida State University High School Seminoles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John Paul II is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for St. John Paul II after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Hamilton County by a score of 2-1. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. John Paul II in their matchups with Hamilton County: they've now lost four in a row.
Hamilton County's batters probably weren't too happy with Amanda Thompson, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up three walks). Thompson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. John Paul II saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shavon Stewart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Florida State University High School earned a 4-1 win over Port St. Joe on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Florida State University High School.
Shyla Wiley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Laura Pierce was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a home run. Cannon Ramsey was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
St. John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Florida State University High School, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
St. John Paul II couldn't quite finish off Florida State University High School in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wiley, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that St. John Paul II knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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