The Pope John Paul II Knights are on the road again on Friday to play the Watertown Purple Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Pope John Paul II's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Juliet on Thursday.
Pope John Paul II got a good showing from Nathan Wagner, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Wagner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pope John Paul II saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clayton Moriarity, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Watertown couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 7-2 to Gordonsville on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Watertown in their matchups with Gordonsville: they've now lost four in a row.
Pope John Paul II dropped their record down to 0-7 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Watertown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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