Spring-Ford has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against Pope John Paul II at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Spring-Ford: 3.5, Pope John Paul II: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Spring-Ford made easy work of Boyertown and carried off a 7-1 victory.
Andrew Wible looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Spring-Ford's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brett Wescott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Nick Flores, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pope John Paul II gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pottstown an 11-0 shutout. 11 seems to be a good number for Pope John Paul II as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Spring-Ford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Pope John Paul II, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.
Spring-Ford was able to grind out a solid win over Pope John Paul II in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring-Ford since the team 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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