Baseball Game Preview: Pope John Paul II vs. Mid Valley Spartans

Pope John Paul II will face off against the Mid Valley Spartans on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pope John Paul II sitting on three straight victories and Mid Valley on five.

Pope John Paul II is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Northwestern Lehigh as they made off with a 15-3 win. The result was nothing new for Pope John Paul II, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Luca Dimaio

Hits (Career)

06/02/25 vs Northwestern Lehigh	3
05/05/25 @ Upper Perkiomen	2
04/28/25 vs Upper Merion Area	2
04/22/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara	2
04/14/25 vs Phoenixville	2

Pope John Paul II let Luca Dimaio and Chase Frantz run wild. Dimaio went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Frantz went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Dimaio a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Tindall, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Pope John Paul II always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwestern Lehigh only posted an OBP of .417.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Mid Valley sidestepped Boiling Springs for a 6-4 victory. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly two runs.

The team relied heavily on Brett Yanoski, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Lorenzo Hernandez, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Mid Valley's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Pope John Paul II, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.