The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John Paul II Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Royal Palm Beach, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything went Royal Palm Beach's way against Atlantic as Royal Palm Beach made off with an 8-2 win. The victory was just what Royal Palm Beach needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior match.
Chris DeGara looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Jaxon Gelb and Shane Causey did most of the damage at the plate: Gelb scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Causey scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Edward Wood III was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II Academy came up short against North Broward Prep on Tuesday and fell 6-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. John Paul II Academy in their matchups with North Broward Prep: they've now lost four in a row.
Thomas Velardi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple.
Royal Palm Beach's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7-1.
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