The St. John Paul II Lions will square off against the Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. John Paul II took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Carver get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Brian Mancinelli made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Xavien Suero
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In other batting news, Xavien Suero was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Our, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Bridgewater-Raynham made easy work of Lexington on Saturday and carried off a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
St. John Paul II pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Bridgewater-Raynham, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
St. John Paul II beat Bridgewater-Raynham 8-5 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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