St. John Paul II Academy was the 1-0 winner over Spanish River when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles fell 6-3 to the Spanish River Sharks on Thursday. 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 made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Lantigua, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Spanish River's side, Jason Rothberg looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Spanish River saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Moshe Presberg, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
St. John Paul II Academy now has a losing record at 8-9-1. As for Spanish River, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
St. John Paul II Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Chaminade-Madonna at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaminade-Madonna is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so St. John Paul II Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Spanish River, they will challenge Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbus' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Spanish River's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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