While St. John Paul II put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Madison County. The St. John Paul II Panthers put the hurt on the Madison County Cowboys with a sharp 8-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won three matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Max Helbling's shutout, as he gave up just a hit. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, St. John Paul II got a big performance out of Evan Bopp, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, Bopp posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Javi Santana also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. John Paul II was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison County only posted a batting average of .045.
The victory made it two in a row for St. John Paul II and bumps their season record up to 6-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.5 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. As for Madison County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
St. John Paul II wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-4 defeat against Maclay on the 5th. As for Madison County, they will challenge Munroe at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Madison County is facing Munroe at the right time seeing as Munroe is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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