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

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04/24/24 - Away	12-1 W
04/11/22 - Away	12-0 W
05/06/19 - Away	13-1 W
04/26/18 - Home	5-3 W
04/24/17 - Away	6-1 W
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Perkiomen Valley is a perfect 9-0 against Pope John Paul II since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Vikings will welcome Pope John Paul II at 7:00 p.m. Perkiomen Valley knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Pope John Paul II likes a good challenge.

If Perkiomen Valley beats Pope John Paul II with 19 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Perkiomen Valley was the clear victor by a 19-2 margin over Upper Merion Area on Tuesday. Considering Perkiomen Valley has won five games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Pope John Paul II was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Methacton. The contest 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.

Perkiomen Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Pope John Paul II, they moved to 8-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Everything went Perkiomen Valley's way against Pope John Paul II in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Perkiomen Valley made off with a 12-1 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do Pope John Paul II have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.