The St. John Paul II Panthers will challenge the Madison County Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. John Paul II: 1.8, Madison County: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, St. John Paul II was able to grind out a solid win over Aucilla Christian, taking the game 6-1.
Wyatt Visnovske and Wyatt Cantella did most of the damage at the plate: Visnovske scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Cantella scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Cantella also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Madison County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They skirted past Christ's Church Academy 3-1.
Mar'Kevian Stephens tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Madison County's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Latner, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alden Richie, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Madison County's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for St. John Paul II, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. John Paul II has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Madison County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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