Baseball Recap: Upper Perkiomen Indians vs. Pope John Paul II
Upper Perkiomen entered their tilt with Pope John Paul II with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Pope John Paul II on Monday. For Upper Perkiomen, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss Pope John Paul II walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Upper Perkiomen saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordin Dice, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Sands, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Pope John Paul II's side, they got a good showing from Ryan Long, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Upper Perkiomen's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Pope John Paul II, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
Upper Perkiomen will head out on the road to take on Methacton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Methacton is coming into the matchup with five straight victories at home, so Upper Perkiomen will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Pope John Paul II will take on Boyertown at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pope John Paul II is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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