The Paul VI Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paul VI has ten straight wins, Archbishop Carroll has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Paul VI is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Gonzaga, who was ranked 14th at the time (Paul VI was ranked third). Paul VI blew past Gonzaga 7-0. Considering Paul VI has won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Purdue tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Gavin Keller was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Sirois, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Archbishop Carroll lost 11-1 to DeMatha on Saturday.
Paul VI pushed their record up to 21-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Everything went Paul VI's way against Archbishop Carroll when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Paul VI made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paul VI 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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