It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. John Paul II Academy can now relate to. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 two weeks ago.
Jack Wilhoit was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Scotty Crowe was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Thomas Velardi, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles.
Eagles
| 04/15/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 2-3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Benjamin | 3-2 |
| 04/10/25 vs King's Academy | 3-0 |
| 04/04/25 vs Spanish River | 5-4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 0-4 |
With the loss, St. John Paul II Academy broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-8-1. As for Cardinal Newman, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-3-1.
St. John Paul II Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Newman, they will be playing at home against King's Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 2.5, the Lions 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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