Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Academy Eagles vs. Royal Palm Beach Wildcats
St. John Paul II Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats 15-5. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for one run.
St. John Paul II Academy let Thomas Velardi and Patrick Mazzamaro loose on the outfield. Velardi went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Mazzamaro scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Emmanuel Lantigua was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Royal Palm Beach's side, Robert Gonzalez and Shane Causey did some serious damage despite the final result: Gonzalez went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Causey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Causey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
St. John Paul II Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. As for Royal Palm Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
St. John Paul II Academy will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Boca Raton, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. As for Royal Palm Beach, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Benjamin at 4:00 p.m.
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