Baseball Recap: Mandeville Wins Going Away Against Pope John Paul II

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Previous 6 Games

03/06/25 - Home	9-3 W
03/16/22 - Home	3-0 W
03/08/19 - Neutral	11-1 W
03/09/18 - Neutral	13-3 W
03/11/17 - Neutral	10-7 W
03/04/17 - Neutral	9-1 W

Mandeville had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Pope John Paul II on Thursday. Everything went the Mandeville Skippers' way against the Pope John Paul II Jaguars as the Mandeville Skippers made off with a 9-3 victory. The Skippers haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Mason Hickman was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Landon Moss, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-1.

Mandeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pope John Paul II only posted an OBP of .250.

Mandeville pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 4.08 in the others. As for Pope John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.

Mandeville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Lakeshore on the 7th. As for Pope John Paul II, they have also already played their next match, a 7-6 defeat against Archbishop Hannan on the 7th.