Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Lions

Margin (Wins)

05/08/25 vs Rising Tide	31
04/16/25 @ Rising Tide	31
04/28/25 @ Sturgis West	30
04/30/25 vs Sturgis West	19
04/09/25 @ Nantucket	13

There's no place like home for St. John Paul II, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Carver Crusaders with a sharp 10-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 12 matches by nine runs or more so far this season.

Brian Mancinelli made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Xavien Suero was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Henry Roy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

St. John Paul II hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carver struck out 11 times.

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 Carver, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.

Looking ahead, St. John Paul II will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bridgewater-Raynham at 4:00 p.m. As for Carver, they are taking a road trip to challenge Wareham at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.