The Lipscomb Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Pope John Paul II Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lipscomb Academy has three straight victories, Pope John Paul II has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lipscomb Academy proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 12) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Pope John Paul II.
For Pope John Paul II's part, Max Jackson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lipscomb Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Pope John Paul II, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.
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