Baseball Recap: St. John Paul II Extends Winning Streak to Six

Lions

Margin (Wins)

06/02/25 vs Lunenburg	34
06/01/25 vs Lunenburg	34
05/08/25 vs Rising Tide	31
04/16/25 @ Rising Tide	31
04/28/25 @ Sturgis West	30

With a playoff win on the line, St. John Paul II rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Salem Witches a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Lions have won 17 matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

The victory (which was St. John Paul II's sixth in a row) raised their record to 24-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Salem, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. John Paul II beat Salem by a score of 7-0 later that day.