Softball Preview: Pope John Paul II vs. Upper Merion Area Vikings
Pope John Paul II will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Upper Merion Area Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Pope John Paul II is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Pope John Paul II is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Perkiomen Valley just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-1 walloping at the hands of the Vikings. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pope John Paul II in their matchups with Perkiomen Valley: they've now lost nine in a row.
Pope John Paul II saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Hallman, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Upper Merion Area never got on the board in their matchup on April 9th, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Upper Perkiomen two weeks ago. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 15-5 victory.
Pope John Paul II's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Upper Merion Area, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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