The Carver Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. John Paul II Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carver took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Cohasset out 8-6.
Nathan Dirado made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Dirado was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Derek Lopes was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a double. Levon Mulready was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They never let Rising Tide onto the board and left with a 26-0 victory. St. John Paul II's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The win got Carver back to even at 7-7. As for St. John Paul II, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Carver took their win against St. John Paul II when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-2. Will Carver repeat their success, or does St. John Paul II have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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