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| 02/18/25 - Home | 3-15 L |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 04/28/23 - Home | 6-9 L |
| 02/27/20 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 05/01/19 - Away | 2-5 L |
| + 5 more games |
Rickards and St. John Paul II are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long. The Rickards Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the St. John Paul II Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rickards will be strutting in after a win while St. John Paul II will be coming in after a defeat.
Rickards had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-run drubbing they dealt Gadsden County on Thursday. Rickards never let Gadsden County get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Manny Hernandez was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Chris Turner was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Rickards was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gadsden County only posted a batting average of .111.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II suffered their closest loss since April 2, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Maclay by a score of 6-4.
St. John Paul II saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Cantella, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Levarius McClure II also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. John Paul II's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Rickards, their record is now 3-5.
Rickards might still be hurting after the 15-3 loss they got from St. John Paul II in their previous matchup back in February. Can Rickards avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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