Pope John Paul II had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Northlake Christian on Friday. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Wolverines. For the Jaguars, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 victory the Wolverines walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Blaze Rodriguez
| 03/28/25 vs Northlake Christian | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs St. Thomas Aquinas | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Dunham | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Belle Chasse | 2 |
| 03/14/25 @ West Harrison | 2 |
| + 15 more games |
The team relied heavily on Blaze Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trey Dieudonne, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pope John Paul II is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Northlake Christian, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-12-1.
Coming up, Pope John Paul II will welcome Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy at 5:00 p.m. on the 7th. As for Northlake Christian, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 defeat against French Settlement on the 2nd.
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