Softball Game Preview: Pope John Paul II vs. Perkiomen Valley Vikings

Pope John Paul II

Runs

04/16/25 @ Methacton	2
04/15/25 @ Pottstown	17
04/14/25 vs Upper Perkiomen	9
04/10/25 vs Faith Christian Academy	19
04/08/25 @ Upper Merion Area	6
+ 8 more games

Pope John Paul II is 0-9 against Perkiomen Valley since April of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. Pope John Paul II will venture away from home to take on Perkiomen Valley at 7:00 p.m. Pope John Paul II is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

Pope John Paul II is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Methacton on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to the Warriors. The match marked Pope John Paul II's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Pope John Paul II saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Houchins, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Chloe Holmes also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, Perkiomen Valley came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Upper Merion Area 19-2. 19 seems to be a good number for Perkiomen Valley as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Perkiomen Valley pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pope John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.

Pope John Paul II suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Perkiomen Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Pope John Paul II avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.