Pope John Paul II has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Upper Perkiomen Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Pope John Paul II stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Phoenixville with a sharp 10-3 win.
AJ Diaddezio made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Diaddezio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Diaddezio was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tj Boccella was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Timdall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Upper Perkiomen never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Pottstown 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Upper Perkiomen.
Pope John Paul II is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Upper Perkiomen, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Pope John Paul II came out on top in a nail-biter against Upper Perkiomen when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Upper Perkiomen's Cole Pierce, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pope John Paul II still be able to contain Pierce? There's only one way to find out.
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