It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Florida Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. John Paul II Panthers by a score of 5-3 on Monday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 7-0.
North Florida Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brent Tolley, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
North Florida Christian's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-15. As for St. John Paul II, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
While North Florida Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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