Baseball Recap: Father Ryan Sets Scoring Season-High Against Pope John Paul II

Irish

Team Score (Highest)

04/08/25 @ Pope John Paul II	13
03/27/25 vs Montgomery Bell Academy	10
03/10/25 @ Brentwood Academy	10
03/10/25 @ Brentwood Academy	9
03/05/25 @ Battle Creek	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Father Ryan). They put the hurt on the Pope John Paul II Knights with a sharp 13-1 win on Tuesday. The Irish haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Father Ryan's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-12. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Pope John Paul II, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.

Father Ryan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pope John Paul II: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.