The Minnechaug Regional Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Pope Francis Prep Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Minnechaug Regional sitting on three straight wins and Pope Francis Prep on eight.
While Minnechaug Regional's victory against Agawam wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Falcons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Brownies on Monday.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Pope Francis Prep had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let West Springfield get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Saturday. Considering the Cardinals have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Pope Francis Prep pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Minnechaug Regional, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Minnechaug Regional suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Pope Francis Prep in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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