The Watertown Purple Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Pope John Paul II Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Watertown couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 7-2 to Gordonsville on Thursday. Watertown has struggled against Gordonsville recently, as their match on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, sadly, Pope John Paul II is still looking for their first win of the season after seven contests. 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.
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