The Pope John Paul II Jaguars will face off against the Bonnabel Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pope John Paul II is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Bonnabel's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Pope John Paul II hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Jaguars never let Pearl River get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Wednesday.
Pope John Paul II saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Dieudonne, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Blaze Rodriguez was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bonnabel suffered their closest defeat since March 5th on Thursday. They fell just short of Pearl River by a score of 5-3. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pope John Paul II's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Bonnabel, their loss dropped their record down to 19-14.
Everything went Pope John Paul II's way against Bonnabel when the teams last played back in March of 2018, as Pope John Paul II made off with a 15-3 victory. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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