The Roxbury Gaels will head out on the road to challenge Pope John XXIII at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Roxbury fell victim to a rough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Bridgewater-Raritan.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Pope John XXIII and West Morris Mendham on Monday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Pope John XXIII suffered a tough 16-4 loss at the hands of West Morris Mendham. Pope John XXIII's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Pope John XXIII saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Portman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Roxbury's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pope John XXIII, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Roxbury came up short against Pope John XXIII in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Roxbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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