Christ Presbyterian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pope John Paul II Knights a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Christ Presbyterian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Christ Presbyterian Academy got a great performance from Weston Willeford as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Willeford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cooper Daniel relieved him and did a solid job, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Christ Presbyterian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Steele Chance, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Pope John Paul II's side, Zach Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Gavin Petrocci came in to relieve Smith and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, Pope John Paul II saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Christ Presbyterian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Pope John Paul II, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Christ Presbyterian Academy will face off against Bartlett at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pope John Paul II, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Delta at 10:00 a.m.
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