Spanish River is 1-6 against St. John Paul II Academy since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Spanish River Sharks will play host again on Thursday to welcome the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Spanish River: 3.8, St. John Paul II Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Spanish River fell victim to a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Park Vista.
Spanish River got a good showing from Dovydas Raciunas, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Spanish River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Chimenti, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Chimenti has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, St. John Paul II Academy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Boca Raton.
Even though they lost, St. John Paul II Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Spanish River's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for St. John Paul II Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8-1 record this season.
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