The Pine Crest Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated (Pine Crest has three wins , while St. John Paul II Academy has four dating back to last season).
Pine Crest is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since March 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Piper out 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Stephen Gladding, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Micah Billig, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John Paul II Academy). They put the hurt on Oxbridge Academy with a sharp 21-1 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Pine Crest pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Pine Crest came up short against St. John Paul II Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 8-3. Can Pine Crest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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