The Pope John Paul II Knights will challenge the Ensworth Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pope John Paul II will be strutting in after a win while Ensworth will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Pope John Paul II turned things around against Montgomery Bell Academy on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Big Red.
Brayden Dyer
| 04/02/25 vs Montgomery Bell Academy | 5 |
| 04/20/24 @ University School of Jackson | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Christ Presbyterian Academy | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Smith County | 3 |
| 03/12/25 vs Friendship Christian | 1 |
Brayden Dyer tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Pope John Paul II's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Kiracofe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Kiracofe a new career-high. Aidan Johnson was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Ensworth was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of Brentwood Academy by a score of 3-1. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Ensworth has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Pope John Paul II, their victory bumped their record up to 3-14.
Pope John Paul II came up short against Ensworth when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-5. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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