For the first time this season, St. John Paul II Catholic will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Wednesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heritage Academy Heroes at 3:45 p.m.
On Monday, St. John Paul II Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Bourgade Catholic and fell 15-13. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Adrian Zaragoza made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Francisco Vasquez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, St. John Paul II Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy and Gilbert Classical Academy finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 tie on Monday.
With that tie, Heritage Academy's record moves to 0-1-1. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
St. John Paul II Catholic couldn't quite finish off Heritage Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can St. John Paul II Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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