With a playoff win on the line, St. John Paul II Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Benjamin Buccaneers 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tommy Ciaccio was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
St. John Paul II Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February.
Eagles
| 04/14/25 vs Benjamin | 3-2 |
| 04/10/25 vs King's Academy | 3-0 |
| 04/04/25 vs Spanish River | 5-4 |
The victory was the third in a row for St. John Paul II Academy, bringing their record up to 16-7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Benjamin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.
St. John Paul II Academy has already played their next contest (against Cardinal Newman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Benjamin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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