Pope entered their tilt with River Ridge on Friday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Greyhounds have posted against the Knights since May 17, 2017.
Greyhounds
| 03/21/25 vs River Ridge | 5-4 |
| 03/21/25 vs River Ridge | 11-6 |
| 03/14/25 vs Creekview | 5-4 |
| 03/14/25 vs Creekview | 3-1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Sequoyah | 8-0 |
| + 12 more games |
Pope's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for River Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-6.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Pope is set to square off against their familiar foe Woodstock at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, River Ridge will face off against rival Lassiter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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