Baseball Preview: Pope John XXIII vs. Delaware Valley Terriers
Pope John XXIII will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Delaware Valley Terriers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pope John XXIII sitting on four straight wins and Delaware Valley on three.
On Tuesday, Pope John XXIII was able to grind out a solid victory over Roxbury, taking the game 5-2.
Brendan Opat tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Brandon Weir was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Pami, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Delaware Valley won against Bernards last Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Delaware Valley won by a run and slipped past Vernon 5-4.
Pope John XXIII is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Delaware Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-3-1.
Pope John XXIII took their victory against Delaware Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Pope John XXIII repeat their success, or does Delaware Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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