Indians
| 05/01/25 @ Upper Merion Area | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Pottsgrove | 15 |
| 04/28/25 vs Norristown | 10 |
| 04/24/25 @ Spring-Ford | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Perkiomen Valley | 6 |
| + 13 more games |
Upper Perkiomen and Pope John Paul II are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against Pope John Paul II at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Upper Perkiomen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Upper Perkiomen is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Upper Merion Area on Thursday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2.
Upper Perkiomen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Godshall, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was Godshall's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering Pope John Paul II has won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Sandor looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, AJ Diaddezio was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Tyler Timdall, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Pope John Paul II kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norristown didn't got any hits.
Pope John Paul II's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Upper Perkiomen, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Upper Perkiomen came up short against Pope John Paul II in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-0. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
