It's playoff time, and True North Classical Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Titans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Alex Diaz
04/21/25 vs St. John Paul II Academy | 4 |
04/01/25 @ Chaminade-Madonna | 1 |
03/24/25 @ Martin County | 3 |
03/19/25 vs Hialeah Educational Academy | 3 |
03/12/25 vs Immaculata-La Salle | 6 |
Alex Diaz looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Jayden Cedeno was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alan Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
True North Classical Academy pushed their record up to 18-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. John Paul II Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9-1.
True North Classical Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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