On Monday, Father Ryan got themselves on the board against Pope John Paul II, but Pope John Paul II never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Pope John Paul II Knights out 1-0. This was payback for Father Ryan, who suffered a 6-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Father Ryan got a great performance from Matthew Shorey as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 21 over 9.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Father Ryan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Hermanson, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
On Pope John Paul II's side, Gavin Petrocci was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over nine innings pitched.
At the plate, Pope John Paul II saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Jackson, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
Father Ryan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8-1 record this season. As for Pope John Paul II, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
Father Ryan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pope John Paul II: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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