Baseball Game Preview: Reading Red KNights vs. J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado

The Reading Red KNights will take on the J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Reading took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand William Penn a 9-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Red KNights in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now won five in a row.

Janser Paredes

Stolen Base (Career)

03/15/25 vs William Penn	3
05/04/24 vs William Penn	2
03/22/24 @ J.P. McCaskey	2
04/20/24 vs Pottstown	1
03/25/24 @ Berks Catholic	1

Janser Paredes was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Leuris Alacantara, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

After ending last season with eight straight losses, J.P. McCaskey opened this season with a bang. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Central Dauphin East on Tuesday.