The Pope Francis Prep Cardinals will face off against the Minnechaug Regional Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pope Francis Prep sitting on eight straight wins and Minnechaug Regional on three.
Pope Francis Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Springfield a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Cardinals have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Minnechaug Regional had just enough and edged out Agawam 4-2 on Monday.
Pope Francis Prep pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Minnechaug Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Pope Francis Prep took their win against Minnechaug Regional when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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