Pope John Paul II stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Phoenixville Phantoms as Pope John Paul II made off with a 10-3 win. Pope John Paul II's victory was all the more impressive since Phoenixville was averaging only 3.73 runs allowed on the season.
AJ Diaddezio was a major factor 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Diaddezio was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tj Boccella, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Aidan Sgarra was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Phoenixville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Kingsbury, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
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 Phoenixville, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pope John Paul II will square off against Upper Perkiomen at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Phoenixville, they will head out on the road to face off against Pottsgrove at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pottsgrove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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