The St. John Paul II Panthers will challenge the Taylor County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in St. John Paul II's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Taylor County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
St. John Paul II made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Leon, but they still couldn't quite topple them. St. John Paul II blew past Leon 7-1 on Tuesday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Max Helbling
| 03/18/25 @ Leon | 4 |
| 02/18/25 @ Rickards | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ Hamilton County | 2 |
| 03/18/24 @ Grace Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Rocky Bayou Christian | 1 |
St. John Paul II saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Helbling, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave Helbling a new career-high. Wyatt Visnovske was another, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Taylor County made easy work of Valwood two weeks ago and carried off a 10-4 win.
Tallyn Harden looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Taylor County is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Kyler Campbell was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Ondash, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Taylor County's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for St. John Paul II, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
St. John Paul II came up short against Taylor County when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 3-0. Will St. John Paul II have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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