The Fairhaven Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the St. John Paul II Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fairhaven 2.9, St. John Paul II 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fairhaven's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Greater New Bedford RVT. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Devils have posted since May 14, 2024.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Sandwich.
Logan Our made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavien Suero, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Domenic Toto also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Fairhaven's record now sits at 3-4. As for St. John Paul II, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
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