Baseball Preview: Pope John Paul II vs. Perkiomen Valley Vikings
Pope John Paul II will head out on the road to square off against the Perkiomen Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pope John Paul II has six straight victories, Perkiomen Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pope John Paul II stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Pottsgrove as Pope John Paul II made off with a 9-0 win.
Pat McNerney looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, AJ Diaddezio was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Aidan Sgarra was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Perkiomen Valley might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-1 to Methacton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Perkiomen Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Strechay, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Pope John Paul II's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Perkiomen Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Perkiomen Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pope John Paul II has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Perkiomen Valley, though, as they've been averaging 9.8. Given Pope John Paul II's sizable advantage in that area, Perkiomen Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Pope John Paul II was able to grind out a solid win over Perkiomen Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pope John Paul II since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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