Rocky Mount Academy entered their tilt with John Paul II Catholic with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the John Paul II Catholic Saints on Monday as they made off with an 11-3 win. That's more bragging rights for Rocky Mount Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Seth Tickel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Tickel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tickel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Holloman, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Donaven Wright, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
On John Paul II Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Mason, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rocky Mount Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for John Paul II Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Rocky Mount Academy will play host again on Friday to welcome Faith Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. As for John Paul II Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Arendell Parrott Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. John Paul II Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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