Pope John Paul II had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against the Slidell Tigers by a score of 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for Pope John Paul II as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Logan Cooper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blaze Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Pope John Paul II has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Slidell, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Pope John Paul II will take on St. Helena College and Career Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pope John Paul II is facing St. Helena College and Career Academy at the right time seeing as St. Helena College and Career Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Slidell, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-0 victory vs. Destrehan on the 23rd.
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