For the second straight game, Montgomery Bell Academy will face off against Pope John Paul II. The Big Red will face off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Montgomery Bell Academy's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Pope John Paul II has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Montgomery Bell Academy came up short against Pope John Paul II and fell 7-4.
For Pope John Paul II's part, they got a great performance from Brayden Dyer as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Dyer a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Pope John Paul II saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Kiracofe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Kiracofe a new career-high. Ryan Ruby was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
With the win, Pope John Paul II broke their eight-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-14. As for Montgomery Bell Academy, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
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