Maclay won against Blountstown last Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Maclay Marauders beat the St. John Paul II Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-4. That's more bragging rights for the Marauders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jack Koon tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Maclay let Ben Burdette and JR Thompson run wild. Burdette scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Thompson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Chavez, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Marauders
| 03/05/25 vs St. John Paul II | 6-4 |
| 02/18/25 vs Blountstown | 3-2 |
| 02/15/25 vs Chiles | 2-0 |
| 04/24/24 vs Brookwood | 11-1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Bethlehem | 14-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Maclay pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for St. John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Maclay and St. John Paul II should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Maclay will challenge North Florida Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday up 193 places (127 vs. 320). Maclay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. Similarly, St. John Paul II (ranked 175th) will meet Rickards (ranked 493rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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