The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles will square off against the Benjamin Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. John Paul II Academy 3.5, Benjamin 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. John Paul II Academy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against King's Academy by a score of 3-0. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Jack Wilhoit looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, St. John Paul II Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Dorland, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Benjamin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Royal Palm Beach on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Brandon Owens, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Taplett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Benjamin hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Royal Palm Beach struck out nine times.
Benjamin now has a winning record of 13-12. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-7-1.
St. John Paul II Academy couldn't quite finish off Benjamin when the teams last played back in March and fell 2-0. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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