The St. John Paul II Lions will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Carver Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in St. John Paul II's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. John Paul II gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rising Tide a 26-0 shutout. While fans of St. John Paul II might be used to big wins, the 26-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Carver has not done well against Cohasset recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Carver skirted past Cohasset 8-6.
Nathan Dirado made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Dirado was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derek Lopes, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Levon Mulready, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
St. John Paul II's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Carver, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
St. John Paul II might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Carver when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carver's Joe Mannix, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that St. John Paul II knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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