Baseball Preview: Monomoy Sharks vs. St. John Paul II Lions
The Monomoy Sharks will head out on the road to take on the St. John Paul II Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monomoy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. John Paul II's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monomoy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Dolphins. The match marked the first time this year in which Monomoy was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-6 margin over the Vineyarders. The result was nothing new for St. John Paul II, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Monomoy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for St. John Paul II, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Monomoy came up short against St. John Paul II when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-2. Can Monomoy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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