The John Paul II Guardians will head out on the road to square off against the Pleasanton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. John Paul II has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
John Paul II lost 12-5 to Great Hearts Northern Oaks on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasanton). Everything went their way against Carrizo Springs on Tuesday as Pleasanton made off with a 14-1 win. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Cade Segura made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Braysen Stevens was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Max Wiggins, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Pleasanton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carrizo Springs only posted an OBP of .263.
Pleasanton's record is now 10-3. As for John Paul II, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
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