After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Arizona Lutheran Academy, St. John Paul II Catholic was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights as the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions made off with a 16-4 victory. With that win, St. John Paul II Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Wyatt Bacome made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Bacome has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bacome was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrian Zaragoza, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Trivium Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gannon McMillan, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Ben Richardson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
St. John Paul II Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Trivium Prep, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
St. John Paul II Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Trivium Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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