Pope John Paul II had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Spring-Ford Rams out 2-1. That's two games straight that Pope John Paul II has won by just one run.
Lexi DiBricida spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Molly Houchins, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Simmers, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Pope John Paul II has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Spring-Ford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3-1.
Pope John Paul II will head out on the road to take on Phoenixville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pope John Paul II is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Spring-Ford, they will be playing at home against Methacton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spring-Ford's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Methacton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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