Rocky Bayou Christian is 0-10 against St. John Paul II since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rocky Bayou Christian Knights will head out on the road to square off against the St. John Paul II Panthers at 6:00 p.m. St. John Paul II took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Rocky Bayou Christian, who comes in off a win.
Rocky Bayou Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let L.E.A.D. Academy onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rocky Bayou Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Chase Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last nine games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cayden Ricciardi, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was AJ Morgan, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, St. John Paul II was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to Aucilla Christian.
St. John Paul II saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Robinson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Rocky Bayou Christian pushed their record up to 8-14 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rocky Bayou Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. John Paul II struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rocky Bayou Christian might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from St. John Paul II when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. John Paul II's Jason Cantella, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that Rocky Bayou Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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