Baseball Recap: North Florida Christian Eagles vs. St. John Paul II Panthers
North Florida Christian extended their postseason success on Wednesday against St. John Paul II. They never let the St. John Paul II Panthers onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Considering North Florida Christian has won nine games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Miller made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jimmy Meeks, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jace Riggan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On St. John Paul II's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Latimer, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
The win (which was North Florida Christian's fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-6-2. As for St. John Paul II, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-11-1.
North Florida Christian will challenge St. Joseph Academy on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph Academy: 3.3, North Florida Christian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. St. John Paul II does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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