St. John Paul II Academy is 3-0 against Chaminade-Madonna since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chaminade-Madonna Lions at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. John Paul II Academy: 3.6, Chaminade-Madonna: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, St. John Paul II Academy came up short against Spanish River and fell 6-3. St. John Paul II Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Logan Bristol was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Tommy Ciaccio was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Emmanuel Lantigua was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Chaminade-Madonna put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Piper 25-1. 25 seems to be a good number for Chaminade-Madonna as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Trace Zalman and AJ Vargas did most of the damage at the plate: Zalman got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and five RBI, while Vargas scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Vargas is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Joseph Billisi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. John Paul II Academy now has a losing record at 8-9-1. As for Chaminade-Madonna, they pushed their record up to 11-4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
St. John Paul II Academy took their win against Chaminade-Madonna in their previous meeting back in February of 2021 by a conclusive 9-3. Will St. John Paul II Academy repeat their success, or does Chaminade-Madonna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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