Baseball Preview: Wayne Christian Eagles vs. John Paul II Catholic Saints
The Wayne Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the John Paul II Catholic Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. John Paul II Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wayne Christian, who comes in off a win.
Wayne Christian is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Eastern Wayne onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Wayne Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Nate Peck was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Peck was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Peck wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miles Hamm, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Sal Benkovics was another key contributor, scoring three runs.
Meanwhile, John Paul II Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Faith Christian on Friday and fell 3-2.
Wayne Christian now has a winning record of 5-4. As for John Paul II Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wayne Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like John Paul II Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wayne Christian suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to John Paul II Catholic in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of John Paul II Catholic's JT Williams, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Wayne Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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