Baseball Recap: Pope John Paul II Comes Up Short

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Pope John Paul II couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the University Lab Cubs by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the first time they've come up short against the Cubs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-3 loss on Tuesday.

Pope John Paul II saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blaze Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

05/06/25 vs University Lab	0-1
04/29/25 vs Episcopal	6-1
04/29/25 vs Episcopal	8-0
04/25/25 vs Houma Christian	7-0
04/24/25 vs Houma Christian	11-1

With the loss, Pope John Paul II broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 26-9. As for University Lab, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: University Lab beat Pope John Paul II by a score of 7-3 later that day.